Ayana Misawa: Women wine maker in Japan

Ayana Misawa is a fifth generation winemaker working at Grace Wine in Yamanashi Prefecture, about 100km west of Tokyo and north of Mt Fuji.

Trained in Japan, Bordeaux and Stellenbosch, and having worked in Argentina, Chile, Australia and France,  Ayana is now the chief winemaker at Grace Wine. However, being one of the very few female winemakers in male dominated Japan, is not easy. While Ayana is determined and confident, she is also sensitive and making wines matching her character: powerful yet full of delicacy and grace.