24 Georgian wines received the highest awards in in the "Sakura" competition in Japan
Variety of Georgian wines received the highest awards in the international competition "Sakura" in Japan: 2 Double Gold, 15 Gold and 7 Silver Medals.
International Competition "Sakura" (The 6th "Sakura" Japan Women's Wine Awards 2019) is a large-scale event held this year for the sixth time. More than four thousand different wines from 33 countries were represented at the competition. The jury is staffed by women in wine industry - sommeliers, wine writers and journalists.
Double gold:
"Shalva Gvaramadze Winery" - "Saperavi";
"Vaziani Winery" Line "Makashvili Wine Cellar" - "Kisi 2017";
Gold:
"Besini" – Kindzmarauli Premium 2017;
"Besini" - Mukuzani 2017;
"Bolero & Co" - Daisi, kisi, Qvevri 2018;
"Dugladze Wine Company" - Saperavi Reserve 2014;
"Shalva Gvaramadze Winery" - Tsarapi;
"Vazi +" (Binekhi) - Rkatsiteli Qvevri 2015
"Vazi +" (Binekhi) -Saparevi Qvevri 2014;
"Vazi +" (Binekhi) - Saparevi Reserve 2017;
"Vaziani Winery" Line "Makashvili Wine Cellar" - Saperavi 2015;
"Winery Chelti" - Chelti 2008;
"Winery Chelti" - Chelti 2015;
"Winery Chelti" - Chelti, Qvevri 2015;
"Winery Chelti" - Chelti, Qvevri 2016;
"Kindzmarauli" Corporation - Alazani Valley 2016;
"Shalauri Wine Cellar" - Rkatsiteli 2014;
Silver
"Vaziani Winery" - Saperavi, Cabernet 2017;
“Besini" - Besini, Qvevri White, 2017;
"Bolero and Co" - Daisi, Rkatsiteli, Qvevri 2018;
"Dugladze Wine Company" - Mukuzani 2016;
"Dugladze Wine Company" - Sparkling "Brut";
"Vaziani Winery" Line "Makashvili Wine Cellar" - Khikhvi 2017;
"Vaziani Winery" Line "Makashvili Wine Cellar" - Green 2017.
Winners of the "Double Gold" award will be presented on March 5, 2019 at Foodex Japan, for the Diamond Trophy Award.
Victory in such prestigious competitions will promote the development of a specific company as well as Georgian wines in general in the Japanese wine market. Japan is a strategic market for Georgian wine, where the National Wine Agency has been implementing marketing activities since 2014. Last year, 212 thousand bottles of wine were exported to Japan, which is 37% higher than the data of 2017.
To promote the popularity and awareness of Georgian wine in Japan, from March 10 to May 7, 2019, a large project "Georgia – Cradle of Wine" will be held.