Aomori winery "Sammamoru Winery" (Mutsu City, Aomori Prefecture) and "Aomori Winery Hotel" (Owanicho, Minamitsugaru-gun, TEL 0172-55-8312) on February 6th, collaboration product "Sammamoru wine bonbon chocolate" sale Started.

A chocolate set using 5 types of wine brewed by Sanmamoru Winery. Mr. Keishi Ichinohe, a pastry chef of Aomori Winery Hotel, was in charge.

Sanmamoru Winery is known as the northernmost Honshu winery and has the first factory in Mutsu City. The main product, Shimokita Wine, won the Gold Award at the Japan Wine Competition in 2016. In the same year, the second factory was opened in the form of being attached to the Aomori Winery Hotel and brewing "Tsugaru Wine".

Mr. Ichinohe said, "A set of chocolates that you can enjoy one by one like a full course." Five types of chocolate include "Tsugaru Wine White Steuben x White Chocolate" that uses Guerrand's natural salt, and "Aomori Apple Wine Dry x White Chocolate" with crushed pistachios in the shape of an apple. Less than 1% alcohol.

Mr. Ichinohe said, "The difficulty was that I made many trials and errors until I decided the proportion of syrup and wine so that I could feel the taste and flavor of wine firmly. Not only Valentine but also anniversary such as White Day and birthday. If you pick it up for various purposes," he smiles.

Limited 500 sets. The price is 1,100 yen (5 pieces). They are sold at Roadside Station Apple Hill (Aomori City), Roadside Station Tsugaru Sekinosho (Hirakawa City), Roadside Station Inakadate (Inakadate Village), etc. It will also be sold on the official website.