

{"id":2761,"date":"2024-07-10T17:46:57","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T08:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sakurasaketen.com\/?p=2761"},"modified":"2024-08-19T12:06:21","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T03:06:21","slug":"niizawa-brewery-wins-iwc-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sakurasaketen.com\/en\/niizawa-brewery-wins-iwc-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Breaking News\u3011NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY Wins IWC &#8220;Sake Brewer of the Year&#8221; for the Third Year in a Row!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"\/en\/export-newsletter\/\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>Subscribe to Our Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY Named World&#8217;s Best Sake Brewery for Three Consecutive Years!<br>We are proud to offer products from this esteemed brewery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On July 10, 2024, the prestigious &#8220;International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2024&#8221; announced its top awards in the SAKE category, including the coveted &#8220;Champion Sake.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the winners, NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY, the brewer of HAKURAKUSEI, ATAGO NO MATSU, ZANKYO, and REIKYO, has been awarded &#8220;Sake Brewer of the Year&#8221; for the third consecutive year in 2022, 2023, and now 2024!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the Winning Moment Here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/sakurasaketen.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/niizawa-iwc2024-brewery.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2757\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is IWC?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Wine Challenge (IWC) is one of the world&#8217;s most prestigious blind tasting competitions, established in 1984 and held annually in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SAKE category, introduced in 2007, has grown exponentially and is now the largest and most influential Japanese sake competition held outside of Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 SAKE category is divided into ten categories: &#8220;Futsu-shu,&#8221; &#8220;Junmai,&#8221; &#8220;Junmai Ginjo,&#8221; &#8220;Junmai Daiginjo,&#8221; &#8220;Honjozo,&#8221; Ginjo,&#8221; &#8220;Daiginjo,&#8221; &#8220;Sparkling,&#8221; &#8220;Koshu,&#8221; and &#8220;Aged.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, 1,504 entries were submitted, and 93 were awarded gold medals through blind tasting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Sake Brewer of the Year&#8221; award given to NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY is presented to the brewery whose entries receive the highest overall evaluations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/export.sakurasaketen.com\/brewery\/niizawa-sake-brewery-miyagi\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>Discover NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY&#8217;s SAKE&#x1f376;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY&#8217;s Glod Medal Sake&#x1f396;&#xfe0f;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the 12 products from NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY that won Gold Medals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u3010Junmai-shu Category\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ATAGO NO MATSU Special Junmai Hiyaoroshi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u3010Junmai Ginjo-shu Category\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HAKURAKUSEI Junmai Daiginjo &#8220;HIKARI&#8221; Kuranohana 15%<br>ZANKYO Junmai Daiginjo Super 7 2021<br>ZANKYO Junmai Daiginjo Super 7 2022<br>NIIZAWA 2021<br>NIIZAWA 2022<br>NIIZAWA KIZASHI 2021<br>NIIZAWA KIZASHI 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u3010Honjozo-shu Category\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ATAGO NO MATSU Honjozo Limited to the Prefecture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u3010Aged Category\u3011<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ZANKYO Junmai Daiginjo Super 7 2020<br>NIIZAWA 2020<br>NIIZAWA KIZASHI 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a full list of the Gold Medal and Trophy-winning sakes announced last month, please visit the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalwinechallenge.com\/canopy\/search_results?wpcat=SakeTab.S&amp;Challenge_Year=2024_993276&amp;Medal=&amp;Score=&amp;Vintage=&amp;Sake_Category=&amp;Country=&amp;Prefecture=&amp;Prodq=&amp;SakeNam=\">IWC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all the winners!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/export.sakurasaketen.com\/brewery\/niizawa-sake-brewery-miyagi\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>Discover NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY&#8217;s SAKE&#x1f376;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"swell-block-button is-style-btn_normal\"><a href=\"\/en\/export-newsletter\/\" class=\"swell-block-button__link\"><span>Subscribe to Our Newsletter<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NIIZAWA SAKE BREWERY Named World&#8217;s Best Sake Brewery for Three Consecutive Years!We are proud to offer products from this esteemed brewery. 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