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会社の歩み

2004年　故郷長野県須坂市にワインを造るために新規就農。実家は農家ではないため、畑を借りるところからのスタート。休耕地を開梱し、メルローとシャルドネの苗 木を植え、同時に巨峰の成園3反歩を借り入れ当時の須坂市のミニマムの条件（農 家になるためには最低5反歩の農地の耕作が必要）をクリア。楠ヴィニヤーズと 名付け主にワインぶどう栽培に取り組む。

2006年

初ビンテージとなるシャルドネとメルローを委託醸造によりリリース。

2010年

楠わいなりー株式会社を設立

2011年

ワイナリー竣工　自社醸造開始
初仕込みの「メルロー2011キュヴェ・マサコ」が長野県原産地呼称認定委員会
審査員奨励賞を受賞

2014年

スパークリングワイン棟竣工

2016年

軽井沢で開催されたG7交通大臣会議の歓迎レセプションに「シャルドネ2014樽熟成」が採用される。

Company History

2004

Start of wine grape growing. As Shigeyuki Kusunoki was not from the farmer family, he started by renting the vineyard which was the start from the scratch. He planted Merlot and Chardonnay vines first of all in the farm that had been not used for farming for years before he developed as vineyard. He also rented the Kyoho table grape vineyards to clear the minimum condition to start as a farmer in the region at that time. He called these vineyards Kusunoki Vineyards and continued to rent more lands to make vineyards since then.

2006

Released first vintage of Chardonnay and Merlot wines made by a winery nearby.

2010

Start of Kusunoki Winery, Co.,Ltd.

2011

Completion of the winery and start of own wine making. Merlot 2011, the first red wine made at the own winey received the Special Award by NAC.

2014

Completion of Sparkling Wine Factory.

2016

Chardonnay 2014 Barrel Aged was selected for the Welcome Reception of G7 Ministers of Transportation held in Karuizawa.

【楠　茂幸】

醸造家、ブドウ栽培家
楠わいなりー代表取締役
工学士（東北大学）、醸造学におけるグラデュエイト・ディプロマ（アデレード大学）、ブドウ栽培学におけるグラデュエイト・サーティフィケイト（アデレード大学）

1958年

長野県出身。須坂高校を卒業するまで須坂市で過ごす。

1983年

東北大学工学部卒業。その後中堅の貿易会社と航空機リース会社に勤務。その間10年ほどシンガポールに駐在。20年ほどのサラリーマン生活の後、父の病気を期に退職し看病に専念。父の死後オーストラリアのアデレード大学大学院に留学し ワイン醸造学とブドウ栽培学を学ぶ。

2004年

故郷須坂市で新規就農、ワインぶどうの栽培を始める。非農家ゆえ、畑も何も無い全くのゼロからの出発。

2006年

初ビンテージとなるシャルドネとメルローを委託醸造でリリース。

2010年

楠わいなりー株式会社設立

2011年

ワイナリー開設し、自社醸造を始める。

2014年

スパークリングワイン棟竣工 その後ブドウ畑の拡充とワイン品質の向上に奮闘中。

【Shigeyuki Kusunoki】

Owner/Winemaker/Grapegrower
Director, Kusunoki WineryCo., Ltd.
Bsc. Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Graduate Diploma in Oenology, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia
Graduate Certificate in Viticulture, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia

1958

Born in Nagano Prefecture.
Grown in Suzaka City until graduated from Suzaka High School.

1983

Graduated from Tohoku University, Faculty of Engineering. BSc.
He worked for a trading company and an aircraft leasing company for almost 20 years during which he spent 10 years in Singapore. He quit the job and returned to the home town when he was told that his father was seriously ill with the life remaining of one more year. He decided to take care of his father till the last moment. After the father passed away, he went to Adelaide University to study oenology and viticulture, then returned to Suzaka with each dilploma after two years. He started grape growing in his home town as a brand new farmer from the scratch. He struggled a few years but managed to release first Chardonnay 2006 and Merlot 2006 in 2007 which convinced him of the wine quality.

2010

Founded Kusunoki Winery Co., Ltd. and started wine making in 2011.

2014

Completed the Sparkling Wine Factory.
He continues to expand vineyards and trying to increase the quality of wines.
He is involved in developing local tourism based on his wine grape growing and wine making.