Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. Yes, they do—and in fact, excellent ones. The world's biggest wine competitions, ...

Kazumi Wines is the first in the US to produce wine from the rare Japanese Koshu grape. Napa Valley Koshu blends Michelle Sakazaki's Japanese heritage with California craftsmanship. NAPA, Calif. - In ...

California was once a hotbed of Japanese wine producers, until 20th-century legislation boxed them out. Over a hundred years later, a comeback is underway. Shana Clarke is a freelance journalist, ...

A Japanese supermarket just paid a record-breaking 1.1 million yen ($10,950) for a bunch of grapes -- and plans to hand it out to customers for a free taste. Kobe, Japan's Kurashi Kaientai supermarket ...

“I’m a scientist, so I don’t believe in destiny, but I started thinking that maybe there’s something in my blood, in my DNA that speaks to me as far as wine and being in California,” says Eiji ...