IWC Sake Judging 2024
The International Wine Challenge (IWC) is one of the world’s most prestigious blind tasting boards, founded in 1984. The Sake division has grown exponentially since it was founded in 2007, making it the largest and most influential event of the Sake review outside of Japan. IWC 2024 judging took place on the 21st – 24th of May. This year the venue has been moved to St Mary’s in Marylebone. 64 sake experts from all over the world gathered at the new location and 1,504 sakes were tasted to decide the award winners.
The medal and trophy winners will be announced on the 6th of June and they will be listed on IWC’s official website.
www.internationalwinechallenge.com
The final champion sake will be disclosed on the 9th of July during the IWC Awards Dinner at the Oval, in London.
Charity Event Raising Awareness for Earthquake-affected Noto Peninsula
On the 22nd of May, a sake masterclass with Master of Wine Kenichi Ohashi was organised by Japan House London, Sake Samurai Association and International Wine Challenge, focussing on the brewing traditions of the Noto Peninsula. The event raises awareness for the area, badly affected by a major earthquake earlier this year. This event offered visitors a great opportunity to meet some of the best sake experts in the world and to taste six brands of sake from Ishikawa Prefecture. To gain this rare opportunity, all the tickets were sold out within 30 minutes after booking opened online.