Mercian Corporation | |
Native Name: | Japanese: メルシャン株式会社 |
Type: | Public |
Foundation: | 1934 |
Location City: | Nakano, Tokyo |
Location Country: | Japan |
Key People: | Kiyoshi Yokoyama (CEO, President) |
Num Employees: | 501 (2014) |
Parent: | Kirin Company, Limited |
Homepage: | www.mercian.co.jp |
is a Tokyo-based operating unit of Kirin, primarily engaged in the production and retail of wine and other alcoholic beverages.[1]
Chateau Mercian, produced and sold in Japan, is one of the most widely available brands of Japanese wine. Mercian Corporation also markets imported wine such as the Casillero del Diablo, Frontera, and Sunrise brands in partnership with Concha y Toro, a leading Chilean wine producer.[2]
Mercian has domestic wine production facilities in Kanagawa, Yamanashi and Kumamoto prefectures.