News Release
This is a newsletter from “SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards Office.
The website has been renewed for the next event!
This event will be held for the importers.
We will hold a briefing session for the next Sakura Award, and then the tasting session of un-imported wines on Monday, July 19, 2021. About 16% of the 4,562 entries are un-imported wines, and about 350 items have been awarded.
We want to ask importers to import the award-winning and un-imported wines and to introduce them in Japanese market.
The 2022 Brochure is now available! The 9th Sakura Award 2022
Our website has been revamped for the 9th Sakura Awards 2022.
Opening of award-winning wine corner at Yaoko's new Fuchu Follis store
At the "Sakura Award Wines Corner" has set up in the Yaoko Fuchu Follis store in Tokyo. It is the one of the biggest supermarket and there are about 200 stores in Japan. The Fuchu Follis store is newly opened on the 25th.
Yaoko Web Site (japanese only)
Report on Charity Activities
Sakura Award is involved in social contribution activities through charity events.
Amount of donation:1,471,100JPY (€11024.42 ) (US$13439.37)
Received by:All Japan food association
Purpose of use:Support activities for medical personnel treating the new coronavirus infection, as well as for restaurants and food producers.
We will continue to engage in a variety of charity events and social contribution activities.
If you have any inquiry, please feel free to contact us
Schedule for the 9th Sakura Award has been fixed.
- Period of entry
- October 1st (Fri), 2021 - November 30th (Tue), 2021
- Period of the delivery
- October 1st (Fri), 2021 – January 20th (Thu), 2022
- Tasting session
- April 4th (Mon), 2022 at Tokyo
April 13th (Wed), 2022 at Osaka - [ Winners' Announcement ]
Double Gold, Gold and Silver - View the Sakura Award website
April 25th (Mon), 2022 - [ Winners' Announcement ]
Diamond Trophy, Grand Prix of Special Awards - View the Sakura Award website
April 28th (Thu), 2022 - Award Ceremony
- May 30th (Mon), 2022 at Tokyo
- Briefing Session for SAKURA AWARDS 2023 and Walk-Around Tasting for Awarded Wines
- July 15th (Fri), 2022 at Tokyo
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