Akadama Port Wine

Japanese: 赤玉ポートワイン - あかだまぽーとわいん
Akadama Port Wine

…The company was founded in Osaka in 1899 by Torii Shinjiro as Torii Shoten, and began manufacturing and selling wine. In 1905, the company changed its name to Kotobukiya Western Liquor Store, and in 1907, launched Akadama Port Wine. From the beginning, the company aimed to produce domestic whiskey, and in 1924, it built Japan's first malt whiskey factory in Yamazaki, on the outskirts of Kyoto. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Akadama Port Wine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1899年鳥井信治郎により鳥井商店として大阪で個人創業され,ワインの製造販売を開始。1905年社名を寿屋洋酒店と改称,07年に〈赤玉ポートワイン〉を発売した。創業当初より国産ウィスキーの製造を目標としており,24年京都郊外の山崎に日本最初のモルトウィスキー工場を建設した。…

※「赤玉ポートワイン」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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