Type Public Website www.mercian.co.jp Founded 1934 Parent organization Kirin Company | Traded as (TYO: 2536) Number of employees 501 (2014) | |
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Key people Kiyoshi Yokoyama (CEO, President) Subsidiaries Mercom Corporation, Nanki Kushimoto Fisheries Corporation, Sanoh Sangyo, Nippon Liquor Ltd. | ||
Mercian Corporation is a Japan-based operating unit of Kirin, primarily engaged in the production and retail of wine and other alcoholic beverages.
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 Casillero del Diablo, Frontera, and Sunrise brands in partnership with Concha y Toro, a leading Chilean wine producer.
Mercian has domestic wine production facilities in Kanagawa, Yamanashi and Kumamoto prefectures.
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