Nagano Brewery Offers a Pairing Set Featuring Merlot from Its Own Farm
Nagano Brewery has put together a pairing set of wine, beer, and prosciutto made with Merlot harvested from its own farm. The wine is "OJOJI 2023," the beer is "Shijō," and the prosciutto is crafted by "jamon Kugetsu" in the Odagiri district of Nagano City.
Hop BroNagano Brewery has released a pairing set using Merlot from its own farm. What makes it interesting is that it includes the wine "OJOJI 2023," the beer "Shijō," and even prosciutto.
MugiWait, you mean the wine, beer, and prosciutto all use Merlot from the same vineyard!? That sounds way too luxurious for a taste of the vineyard itself!
Hop BroThat's the key point. Nagano Brewery in Ojoji, Nagano City, promotes itself as a circular brewery that runs the farm and brewery as one, using ingredients grown in its fields for brewing.
MugiCircular sounds amazing, but it's hard to picture! Spent malt becoming fertilizer means the beer goes back to the farm!?
Hop BroExactly. They return the spent malt from brewing to the farm as fertilizer, then grow fruit trees and hops again. So this set lets you literally eat and drink the cycle of the land.
MugiWow! And the prosciutto is from jamon Kugetsu in the Odagiri district of Nagano City. Just hearing that Mr. Sakai makes it makes it feel instantly more artisanal!
Hop BroAnd the price is 2,300 yen (tax included) for the wine, beer, and prosciutto set. It's easy to try, but the contents are seriously ambitious.
MugiSeriously!? Then it's great that it's also available separately. You could start with just the beer, for example!
Hop BroThe Instagram post also emphasized that all of them use Merlot grown in the same vineyard. The lineup centers on the wine "OJOJI 2023" and the beer "Shijō," letting you taste the terroir of the western district.
MugiTerroir is basically the character of the land, right! I kind of love the idea of taking in the personality of Ojoji, Nagano City all at once through wine, beer, and prosciutto!
Hop BroSales are set to start this weekend, so it's perfect for a weekend drink. This is definitely a Shijō toast followed by OJOJI 2023 kind of flow.
MugiYeah, this makes me want to drink it! This weekend's toast candidate is already completely this. Once prosciutto is included, there's no stopping!
Nagano Brewery, based in Ojoji, Nagano City, has introduced a special pairing set made with Merlot harvested from its own farm. The lineup includes the wine "OJOJI 2023," the beer "Shijō," and prosciutto produced by Mr. Sakai of "jamon Kugetsu" in the Odagiri district of Nagano City. The price is 2,300 yen (tax included) for the wine, beer, and prosciutto set.
In an Instagram post, the brewery emphasized that the Merlot used in all three items comes from the same vineyard, creating a tasting experience centered on wine and beer while layering in local ingredients. Nagano Brewery promotes itself as a "circular brewery" that runs its farm and brewery as one integrated operation, using fruit trees and hops harvested from its own farm as ingredients and returning spent malt from brewing back to the farm as fertilizer.
This set can be seen as a project that fully embodies that philosophy. It offers a chance to enjoy wine, beer, and prosciutto all at once while sensing the terroir of the Ojoji and western districts of Nagano City, and each item is also available separately. Sales are announced to begin this weekend.
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Hop BroNagano Brewery has released a pairing set using Merlot from its own farm. What makes it interesting is that it includes the wine "OJOJI 2023," the beer "Shijō," and even prosciutto.
MugiWait, you mean the wine, beer, and prosciutto all use Merlot from the same vineyard!? That sounds way too luxurious for a taste of the vineyard itself!
Hop BroThat's the key point. Nagano Brewery in Ojoji, Nagano City, promotes itself as a circular brewery that runs the farm and brewery as one, using ingredients grown in its fields for brewing.
MugiCircular sounds amazing, but it's hard to picture! Spent malt becoming fertilizer means the beer goes back to the farm!?
Hop BroExactly. They return the spent malt from brewing to the farm as fertilizer, then grow fruit trees and hops again. So this set lets you literally eat and drink the cycle of the land.
MugiWow! And the prosciutto is from jamon Kugetsu in the Odagiri district of Nagano City. Just hearing that Mr. Sakai makes it makes it feel instantly more artisanal!
Hop BroAnd the price is 2,300 yen (tax included) for the wine, beer, and prosciutto set. It's easy to try, but the contents are seriously ambitious.
MugiSeriously!? Then it's great that it's also available separately. You could start with just the beer, for example!
Hop BroThe Instagram post also emphasized that all of them use Merlot grown in the same vineyard. The lineup centers on the wine "OJOJI 2023" and the beer "Shijō," letting you taste the terroir of the western district.
MugiTerroir is basically the character of the land, right! I kind of love the idea of taking in the personality of Ojoji, Nagano City all at once through wine, beer, and prosciutto!
Hop BroSales are set to start this weekend, so it's perfect for a weekend drink. This is definitely a Shijō toast followed by OJOJI 2023 kind of flow.
MugiYeah, this makes me want to drink it! This weekend's toast candidate is already completely this. Once prosciutto is included, there's no stopping!
