is a

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-based operating unit of Kirin, primarily engaged in the production and retail of

wine Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are m ...

and other alcoholic beverages. Chateau Mercian, produced and sold in Japan, is one of the most widely available brands of

Japanese wine Although viticulture and the cultivation of grapes for table consumption has a long history in Japan, domestic wine production using locally produced grapes only really began with the adoption of Western culture during the Meiji restoration in th ...

. Mercian Corporation also markets imported wine such as Casillero del Diablo, Frontera, and Sunrise brands in partnership with

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, a leading

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an wine producer. Mercian has domestic wine production facilities in

Kanagawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the List of Japanese prefectures by population, second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-dens ...

, Yamanashi and

Kumamoto is the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, ...

prefectures.

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Companies formerly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Food and drink companies based in Tokyo Retail companies based in Tokyo Wineries of Japan 1934 establishments in Japan Kirin Group {{Japan-company-stub

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