Soryu Winery was founded by relatives of Masanari Takano and Ryuken Tsuchiya, who traveled to France to learn the proper French winemaking techniques and then pioneered winemaking in Japan. Soryu is one of Katsunuma’s most historic wineries, with annual production equivalent to 1.2 million bottles. Third generation winemaker Takui Suzuki provides meticulous management of the winemaking process and works with Hiromi, the talented fourth generation in this winemaking family, to produce extraordinary new wines. Soryu Reserve 2005 won the trophy in the Koshu category in The Japan Wine Challenge. Katsunuma koshu 2009 won the gold prize in the koshu category in The Japan Wine Competition. Soryu’s many prizes in wine competitions are evidence of the quality of outstanding wines crafted and steadily improved through the experience of four successive generations of winemakers.