Fattoria Al Fiore Hana 2025
Regular price
$78.00
BoundbyWine
120 Tembeling Road
#01-01
Singapore 423619
Singapore
Fattoria al Fiore "Hana" 2025
A former Italian-restaurant chef who gave up his savings to feed earthquake-relief workers, then rebuilt his life as a winemaker in a converted elementary school gym.
Grape varietal & region: Merlot and Steuben (an American hybrid grape widely grown in Japan) from Fattoria al Fiore's vineyards in Kawasaki Town, at the foot of the Zao mountain range in Miyagi Prefecture. "Hana" means flower — a callback to the winery's own name, Fattoria al Fiore, "farm of the flower," which began life as founder Hirotaka Meguro's natural-ingredient Italian restaurant in Sendai. Meguro closed the restaurant after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake to cook for relief workers in the disaster zone, spending down the savings he'd set aside for his next venture in the process. He started over: clearing abandoned farmland in Miyagi from 2014, and building the winery — now run with his wife and partner Reina Meguro — in a repurposed gymnasium of a shuttered elementary school.
Taste profile: a natural rose built on the pale, delicate end of the spectrum — expect red berry fruit and a savoury, slightly rustic edge typical of hybrid grape varieties, with the freshness and light grip that comes from zero additions. Straightforward, honest drinking rather than a polished, fruit-forward crowd-pleaser.
Winemaking process: the estate's philosophy is stated as plainly as possible — "ingredients: grapes," nothing else. No commercial yeast, no sulphites, no fining, no filtration; wild fermentation only, with the winemaker's job understood as helping the yeast do what it already wants to do.
Winemaker: Hirotaka Meguro trained as a chef in Italy before opening his own restaurant in Sendai, and only came to winemaking after the 2011 earthquake reshaped his priorities. His wife Reina, an architect who studied sustainability and permaculture in France, redesigned the old school gymnasium that now houses the winery and has run the business side, Meglot, alongside him since 2017. The labels are handmade washi paper from local mulberry bark, with artwork commissioned from members of the community they rebuilt around.
Country
Japan
Region
Miyagi Prefecture
Maker
Fattoria al Fiore
Style
Fruity Rosé
Winery Practices
Natural Winemaking
Key Techniques Used
Spontaneous Fermentation
Maturation Medium
Stainless Steel Tanks
Primary Taste
Red Fruit
Acidity
Medium
Dryness
Very Dry
Food Pairing
Tomato Based Dishes
Key Highlights
Winery
Winery
Fattoria al Fiore
Boutique winery in Kawasaki Town, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, founded by Hirotaka and Reina Meguro in a repurposed elementary school gymnasium. Wild yeast only, no additives, sulphites, fining or filtration.
Classification
Classification
Experimental Wines
These wines may not represent their "sense of place", but rather showcase the winemaker's style & creativity. While not classified, this does not mean that they aren't as good - they can be fantastic, but made in the winemaker's style & perspective
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Same Day Delivery is possible for orders between Tuesday - Sunday, and is conditional on whether we have the wines available at our storefront. Look out for products listed here
Select "Local Delivery" shipping option upon checkout, and orders made by 6PM would be able to be delivered same day
Perfect for those last-minute dinner parties or when you simply can’t wait to order wine online and uncork that bottle.
Otherwise, we provide a cheaper Standard Delivery option that would have your wines delivered within 3 business days
Please see our Shipping Policy for the full details
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We hate the disappointment of opening an off-drinking bottle of wine – as much as a kid seeing their scoop of ice cream fall to the ground (Yes, it hurts).
Simply contact us within 7 days of receiving your wines to let us know why you’re not satisfied and drop off the remaining unused wines back to us. The bottle will have to be at least 3/4 full and the same wine the bottle is in (duh).
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