“Vino della Gatta SAKAKI,” a restaurant run by the winery “Sakaki Winery.”
It’s located about an hour by Shinano Railway from Karuizawa Station or Shinano-Oiwake Station.
The views from the train window are also wonderful, so anyone who enjoys train travel is sure to be satisfied with the journey.
“Vino della Gatta SAKAKI” is a fine restaurant that wine lovers can’t resist—just what you’d expect from a place run by a winery that wants to serve wines that pair with its food. This time I visited for lunch in early March.
Restaurant exterior
Inside the restaurant
The top cuvée, “Vino della Gatta,” is a wine whose label was designed by contemporary artist Miwa Komatsu, and the original artwork is also displayed inside the restaurant.
Miwa Komatsu’s original wine-label artwork
A detached-house restaurant with natural light streaming in—a place with a lovely atmosphere.
This time, for lunch, I ordered the chef’s Special course (8,800 yen). Reservations are essential.
Below is the course content.
A course where the wine and food paired beautifully
Gorgonzola mousse with kumquat
Beef cheek braised in red wine, with a choux
Oyster flan
Available by the glass.
Bonito and bigeye tuna
36-month prosciutto with white asparagus and egg-yolk sauce
Shellfish soup with red sea bream
Squid-ink risotto with truffle
Charcoal-grilled venison with Nagano Purple sauce
Dessert: blood-orange sorbet with pistachio and chocolate cream
36-month prosciutto with white asparagus and egg-yolk sauce
Bonito and bigeye tuna
Charcoal-grilled venison with Nagano Purple sauce
The wine you purchase can also be shipped.
You can buy wine at the in-store shop too.
For other recommended Karuizawa gourmet information, see here.
Details
Vino della Gatta SAKAKI ☎0268-82-2208
Hours: 12:00–15:00, 17:30–22:00
Closed: irregular
*Reservations required
〒389-0601
9586-47 Sakaki, Sakaki-machi, Hanishina-gun, Nagano
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