Canadians Abroad: Ottawa’s Blaise Plant has created ‘a whole new world in Japan’ (opens original article in a new tab)

Blaise Plant, a Canadian musician and winemaker, has established a significant presence in Japan through his band Monkey Majik and vineyard, living there longer than in Canada and contributing to Japan's emerging wine industry.

• Blaise Plant is a Canadian vintner and musician living in Japan, known for his band Monkey Majik and Plant Vineyards.
• Plant has lived in Japan longer than in Canada, having moved there in 2001 and now residing in Sendai for 26 years.
• He is the only vintner in Europe, Asia, and Japan growing Baco noir, a grape popular in Niagara Peninsula winemaking.