IWC 2015 Sake Trophy, and Great Value Sake Announcement
Following the Medal announcement last week, The International Wine Challenge and Sake Samurai have publicised the IWC 2015 Sake Trophies. Much-coveted Trophies were awarded to 7 category winners who will be shortlisted for the IWC 2015 Champion Sake on the 16th July. Including 10 regional trophies, a total of 17 trophies were awarded this year. The remarkable achievement by Tohoku region continued after winning 17 gold medals, and moved up to win 7 trophies together; Yamagata and Fukushima won 3 trophies independently. Also, the shortlist of the Great Value Sake Award sponsored by Sake Samurai has been announced and 3 sake from Futsushu, Honjozo and Junmai categories are now nominated for the final award.
Trophy List
| Awards | Sake name | Producer Name |
| Futsu-shu Trophy | Yumegokoro | Yumegokoro Sake Brewery (Fukushima) |
| Nagano Futsu-shu Trophy | Daisekkei Josen | Daisekkei Sake Brewing (Nagano) |
| Honjozo Trophy | Katafune Tokubetu Honjozo | Takeda Shuzo (Niigata) |
| Yamagata Honjozo Trophy | Ura-gasanryu Koka | Shindo Sake Brewery (Yamagata) |
| Junmai Trophy | Narutotai Kishu Mizu-to-Kome | Honke Matsuura Brewing (Tokushima) |
| Fukushima Junmai Trophy | Tokubetsu junmai Sasamasamune | Sasamasamune Brewer (Fukushima) |
| Junmai Daiginjo Trophy | Aizu Homare Banshu Yamada Junmai Daiginjo | Homare Sake Brewery(Fukushima) |
| Fukuoka Junmai Daiginjo Trophy | Miinokotobuki Junmai Daiginjo Fuku | Inoue Gomei (Fukuoka) |
| Saga Junmai Ginjo Trophy | Junmai ginjyou-shu Munemasa -15 | Munemasa Shuzo (Saga) |
| Ginjo /Daiginjo Trophy | Kurozaemon Omachi | Shindo Sake Brewery (Yamagata) |
| Wakayama Ginjo Daiginjo Trophy | Kido Daiginjo | Heiwa Shouzou (Wakayama) |
| Hiroshima Ginjo Daiginjo Trophy | Ichidai Misen Daiginjo Shizukuzake | Chugoku Jozo(Hiroshima) |
| Yamagata Ginjo Trophy | Dewazakura Oka Ginjo | Dewazakura Sake Brewery (Yamagata) |
| Ibraki Ginjo Daiginjo Trophy | Aiyu Daiginjo | Aiyu Shuzo (Ibaraki) |
| Sparkling Sake Trophy | Ichinokura Suzune Wabi | Ichinokura Co Ltd (Miyagi) |
| Koshu Trophy | Born ： Awakening of The Angel 2001 | Katoukichebee Shouten (Fukui) |
| Hiroshima Koshu Trophy | Hanahato Kijoshu aged for 8 years | Enoki Shuzo (Hiroshima) |
Great Value Sake Award Shortlist
| Great Value Futsu-shu | Yumegokoro | Yumegokoro Sake Brewery |
| Great Value Honjozo | Ginrei Gassan Honjozo | Gassan Sake Brewery |
| Great Value Junmai | Shichiken Hurinbizan Junmai | Yamanashi Meijo Co.,Ltd |
Please visit the links below for more details
IWC website www.internationalwinechallenge.com
Sake Samurai Japan website (Japanese) www.sakesamurai.jp
IWC Press release on Sake Trophy announcement (Japanese)
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