Overview: Born into a family of winemakers in Yamanashi Prefecture, Misawa Ayana is breathing new life into Japanese wines. Since 2014, her wines made from Koshu grapes, once thought to be unsuitable for wine, have won international acclaim. Behind her success are her adventurous spirit, her strategic thinking based on her studies in Europe and elsewhere, and her belief in the land and fermentation culture of Koshu. She shares with us her dreams of putting Koshu wine on the world map.