Tokyo Store
general manager MIYASHITA AI
Born in Osaka in a family that loves having drinks. She studied at a college in Chile, where she became familiar with wine. She was fascinated by wine when she casually started attending the WSET wine school in 2009. After working hard as a global marketer at a major manufacturer unrelated to wine during her 20’s, she entered the world of wine business. She joined The Winery in 2017. She has served as the Tokyo Store Manager and General Manager of the Japanese market. She is also a wine magazine taster, wine competition judge, and wine seminar lecturer.
staff YAGI YUKI
She was born in Shizuoka. While working in a service industry, she admired the beautiful gold of a grape bunch, the symbol of Japan Sommeliers Association, worn by her senior, which led her to become a certified sommelier. As she entered the world of wine, she began to discover the world is even deeper and wider than she'd imagined. Currently she is challenging a WSET certification to aquire a knowledge of academic aspects of wine.
staff KINEBICHI AKIKO
Born in Kyoto Prefecture. Her passion for wine lead to study wine professionally. She has earned the JSA wine expert certification and is currently preparing to challenge the WSET certification. She also interested in the Japanese traditional tea ceremony.
Kyoto Store
Assistant Manager SHIGEEDA SAE
Born in the Yamaguchi prefecture. She first became to know about wines when her friends took her to winery visits in New Zealand during the college years. She worked for a wine company right after graduation. She then left the company to worked in a different industry, but soon realized that she really loved working with wines and came back to the industry as a sales associate at a wine store until she was hired to be the assistant manager of The Winery Kyoto.