Original wine-making from
Hokkaido grapes

　The staff members launched the challenge to create an original wine, as part of the special project to celebrate the 85th anniversary of their company's founding. Led by the restaurant and cooking teams, they worked on the grape cultivation in the district of Tsurunuma, Urausu city, which is one of Hokkaido's leading wine-growing regions. From spring to autumn, they split their time between their usual work and their numerous visits to the field, working hard on growing those grapes.

　Even in Hokkaido, the temperature can exceed 30 degrees Celsius in the middle of the summer. That did not stop the staff members from taking care of this sunny vineyard and carefully handling the fruits of their labor. "We are taking care of the grapes and already thinking about the kind of dish we can pair with the wine we will make," they said cheerfully.