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The Japan Wine Challenge is generally considered to be the key vehicle to be properly understood in the market . Exporters, importers and the trade can value and appreciate the Japan Wine Challenge award medal seals which truly confirm that the wine carrying them has been judged to be an appropriate choice for the Japan consumers.
Once the competition is finished each year, we focus all our attention on getting the results out in timely manner, both on the website and through our E-magazine, and to working with entrants worldwide through our medal seals and related promotions to develop demand for their wines in Japan and around the world.
The 27th Japan Wine Challenge 2024 was held at the Daiichi Hotel Ryogoku from 27th to 30th September. A total of over 1,200 wines from across the world were entered. These were judged by a panel of over 30 top wine professionals from Japan and internationally. We have welcomed as Co-Chairmen Chris Martin MW from Wine Scholar Guild and Katsuyuki Tanaka, the leading wine professional in Japan, as well as their counterparts from across the spectrum of Japan’s wine trade and media.
A total of 15 wines received the coveted Trophy award, 21 Platinum Gold medals and 73 wines received Gold medals, 212 received Silver medals, and 435 received Bronze medals. In addition to recognising absolute quality, special Trophy Awards were made for Best Value Wine, Best Discovery Wine and Best Wine from organically grown grapes.
In addition to the awards won by individual wines, we have the following awards:
JWC Award for No. 1 Best Value Wines
Awarded to wines which have reached the Best Value Standard in each price bracket: Wines up to 1,000 yen, Wines from 1,000 yen to 1,999 yen, Wines from 2,000 yent to 2,999 yen, Wines from 3,000 yen to 4,999 yen, and Wines above 5,000 yen.
Japan Wine Challenge Awards
These Awards are for Best Wines of particular countries. For a country to have an Award, the best wines must have received a Silver Medal or better.
Riedel Japan Wine Challenge Award for Best Wine Importer
Awarded to the Importer whose wines entered have achieved the highest overall score.
Best Discovery Award
Awarded to the wine not currently represented in Japan which in the opinion of the judges has the best potential in the Japan market.
Wine Experts
30
Recognition
200
Worldwide Fame
500,000
Top Accolades
100
Participants Testimonials
Find out what wine lovers and businesses across the globe have to say about their experience with Japan Wine Challenge.
Japan Wine Challenge is always in our priorities with regard to international wine competitions because, not only works as a great platform to find new business opportunities for the awarded wines, mainly in Japan, one of our priority markets, but also ameliorates our wine’s curriculum.”
Maria Miguel Manão
Adega de Cantanhede
The Japan Wine Challenge is a competition in which we have participated regularly for many years. Winning a gold medal in your competition is for us a very qualitative reference on the Japanese market.
Joëlle Weiss
Champagne Jacquart
The Japan Wine Challenge is for us a point of reference that allows us to measure the quality of our wines for the Japanese market. The preparation of Japanese people and their drinking culture always pushes us to seek the highest quality and we will continue to participate in this very important competition in the coming years.
Luigi Gagliardini
Terre Cortesi Moncaro
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