Shun Minowa

A Japanese winemaker in Italy via Spain and Chile.

After having trained at La Rocca, Shun began making his own wines from a rented field in 2019, acquiring his own vines and winery in 2023.

The wines are zero-zero natural wines with skin contact for the whites.

For further details from my visit in July 2026, see winefogg.com/shun-minowa-vignaiolo/

Shun produces four labels

Jai Guru Deva – a négociant white wine, grapes sourced from four farmers. The name was taken from the lyrics of The Beatles song Across the Universe.
Gate – a white wine from the domaine grapes. (Gate is Sanskrit from a Buddhist mantra, meaning ‘gone beyond’ toward wisdom or awakening)
Beaches Brew – a rosé wine which is likely to be 100% domaine from 2026. 90% Barbera with 10% “contaminated” by other grapes (Shun’s cheeky explanation rather than any cause for concern!). The grapes are foot stomped in a basket press, added 10 kg at a time.
Anitya – a red Barbera-dominant domaine wine. Anitya means “impermanence” referring to the ever-changing character of a wine as it evolves, and a cheeky reference to the impermanence of the grapes in the region with outsiders like Pinot Nero, Pinot Grigio and Merlot planted in the 1980s.

Winery: Shun Minowa

Established: 2019 (wines), 2023 (winery)

Winemaker: Shun Minowa

Hectares: 4

Vine age: up to 50 years old

Grapes:

White:

Ortugo, Malvalsia di Candia Aromatica, Trebbiano, Marsanne, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc

Red:

Barbera, Bonarda (Croatina), Ciliegiolo, Merlot, Pinot Noir

Philosophy: Nature makes the wine; the winemaker is simply there to guide.

Viticulture: Minimum intervention

Vinification: zero-zero natural

Bottles/year: 2,000 (domaine) + 2,000 (négociant)

Visits: Possible on appointment

Address: (request directly)