The 9thJapan Women’s
Wine Awards

2022

www.sakuraaward.com

The Biggest
International Wine Competitionin Asia

The 9th

Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2022
The Sakura Award was established in 2014 as an international wine competition judged
by Japanese women who are wine professional and work for wine industry.
Even amid the COVID-19, we have received record number of 4,562 entries from 32
countries for the latest session. The reason for the record entry is a sign that wine producers
strongly hope for the Japanese wine market.
The goals of the Sakura Awards are “To select wines to go with Japanese cuisine”, “Toincrease the annual wine consumption in Japan” and “To expand opportunities for women inwine industry”. Wine sales are increasing at supermarkets, department stores, wine shops ande-commerce. Japanese Comsumers are enjoying wine at home than before. The “Sakura Award
medal logo” on the bottle is a sign of delicious wines selected by Japanese female judges.

Yumi Tanabe, President

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SCHEDULE
Period of entry:

NUMBER OF ENTRIES BY COUNTRY

October 1st (Fri), 2021 – November 30th (Tue), 2021

4000

Period of the delivery :3500

October 1st (Fri), 2021 – January 20th (Thu), 2022
Tasting session :2500

Announcement of Double Gold, Gold, Silverand Special awards winners on our website :1500

March 8th (Tue), 2022 International Women’s Day

1000

Announcement of Diamond Trophy andGrand Prix winners on our website :500

Awards Ceremony: On May 2022 (scheduled)

ENTRY PROCEDURE
Please refer to the entry procedure on the Sakura Awards official website.

Entry registration (Set ID and password and create MyPage)

2000

04342

4326

4333

2017

2018

2019

2020

ChileJapan

4212

3543

2904

3000

February 8th (Tue), 2022 at Tokyo
February 15th (Tue), 2022 at Osaka

March 18th (Fri), 2022

4562

4500

1922

2014

2015

2016

FranceItaly

Portugal

Australia

Spain

South Africa

U.S.A.

Germany

New ZealandOthers

http://www.sakuraaward.com/en/index.html
After payment is completed.

A period of Entry : October 1st (Fri), 2021 – November 30 th (Tue), 2021

Entering the wine information from MyPage

Confirmation of the number ofCredit card or Bank transfer
entries and payment of entry fees.

Sample delivery. 2 bottles par each entry.
Period of the delivery: October 1st (Fri), 2021 – January 20th (Thu), 2022

Early Bird Discount : 5% discount, if the payment is made by credit card and by October 31th, 2021.
＊ If you wish to enter through other than website, please contact SAKURA AWARDS office.

2021

Argentina

RULES OF ENTRY●Sample delivery deadlines and the methods

1. Please deliver the samples to the designated address by the deadline,in Tokyo by January 20th, 2022.

●Qualification for entry

1. Only wines made exclusively from grapes are eligible for entry.
2. Non-alcohol wine, fruit wine or aromatized wine are not accepted. Theuse of extracts other than grapes (fruit, coffee, etc.) is also excluded.

3. Wine producers, exporter, importers, distributors and wine dealers
are eligible to enter.

●MyPage and attach on the outer box.

4. All the cost for shipping including insurance, customs clearance, duty &tax etc. must be borne by the applicant.

5. When shipping, please clearly write "Samples No Commercial Value"on the enclosed invoice and box.

6. “SAKURA” Japan Womenʼs Wine Awards Office is not responsible forany damage of the samples during the shipment.

Categories for entry

7. If samples arrive after the deadline, they may not be included in thecompetition. Samples which are not in time for the competition will
not be returned. Also, there will be no refund of the entry fee.

1. Still Red Wine 2. Still White Wine
3. Still Rosé Wine 4. Sparkling and Semi Sparkling Wine
5. Sweet Wine 6. Fortified Wine●

2. The delivery address is informed on our website.
3. Download the outer carton sheet with QR code and wine number from●

Criteria for entry

1. Annual production volume must be at least 1,000 bottles (750ml).

However, for the Sweet Wine and Fortified Wine categories, the annual production volume must be at least 500 bottles (750ml).

2. The bottle size of the sample must be less than 2,000ml.
3. Sample must be in a glass bottle
4. Be sure to register the required information for the judging.
5. A photo of the sample bottle will be used when the award is announced.
6. We prioritize the wine information such as vintage on the labels ofsamples.

Judgement

1. The wines will be judged by blind tasting.
2. The full score is 100 points. The wines marked from 93 to 100 points

are awarded Double Gold, from 88 to less than 93 points are Gold andfrom 85 to less than 88 points are Silver.

3. Diamond Trophy wines will be selected from Double Gold wines.
4. Special awards will be selected from Double Gold and Gold wines.
●Award announcement

1. March 8th, 2022: Double Gold, Gold, Silver Awards and Special Awards
will be announced on the website.

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2. March 18th, 2022: Diamond Trophy and Grand Prix of Special Awards●

will be announced on our website.

Number of entry and sample bottles

1. There is no limit number of items for entry.
2. Required number of samples for each item is 2 bottles (750ml). (Incase of 375ml, 4 bottles)●

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Diploma

1. The diploma by digital will be conferred to all winners of Diamond
Trophy, Doble Gold, Gold, Silber and Special awards.

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2. Trophy will be conferred to the winners of Diamond Trophy and Grand

Entry fee

Prix A Special Awards.

1. Entry Fee

Medal logo

Number of items

Entry fee●from 1 to 10 items

20,000 JPY each item

11 items and over

18,000JPY each item

1. Award-winning companies are privileged to receive the digital Medal＊ 20,000JPY is approx. US$180＊ 10 percent of consumption tax must be added.

2. Entree fee needs to be paid either by credit card or bank transfer
3. Early Bird Discount;

If the payment is made by credit card by the due date, before 24:00(Japan Time) on October 31st, 2021, 5% discount can be applied to thetotal amount.

4. Applicants must bear all the bank charges for the remittance.
5. The entry fee is non-refundable in any case.
6. After we confirm the payment, it will be considered as completion ofregistration.

7. The payment deadline is in two weeks from the date of entry. And The

logo for free of charge via MyPage by submitting the agreement formon the condition for use.

2. The Medal logo is to be used only for the awarded wines with the relevant vintage. Non-vintage wines may be used only for the same lot.

3. Purchase of the printed medal stickers is available.
●Confidentiality obligations for entry wines

1. Information on the wines entered shall not be disclosed prior to judging.
2. Non-winning wines shall not be disclosed.
3. The scores of judging shall not be disclosed.
4. Non-awarded wines will be discarded after the results are announced.

final date of payment will be on November 30th, 2021.

8. If it is impossible to hold and operate the tasting assessment due tothe natural disasters such as earthquake and unexpected disaster,
the entry fee will not be refunded.

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Registration of company and wine information, and its period

1. Please register by filling out the default form with your company
information and wine

2. The registration period is from October 1st to November 30th, 2021.
Contact●Miscellaneous

1. If there is any doubt about the entry wine, the secretariat will review
and resolve the issue.

2. Information obtained through the entry process shall not be used forany purpose other than those related to this judging event.

If there are any changes to the application rules, they will be announced on
the website.

“SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards office
Akasaka office Heights, 4-13-5, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1070052, Japan
E-mail: entry@sakuraaward.com

www.sakuraaward.com

Tel: +81-3-6229-1727

Fax: +81-3-5570-4341

“SAKURA AWARDS” constantly
appeals to consumers for great winesthat go well with food in Japan
at a reasonable price.
Diamond Trophy
The most exceptional
wines selected from
Double Gold awarded wines.
Only 1% of the total of entries.

Double Gold
Wines with average score at
93 to100 points acrossall categories. Awarded only
6% of the total entry.

Gold
Wines with average score at
88 to less than 93 points acrossall categories.

SilverWines with average score at
85 to less than 88 points acrossall categories.

Award -Winning
Wine SearchSpecial Awards and the Grand Prix
• Best Woman Winemaker• “ROSE” Wine
• Great Value Sparkling Wine
• “DESSERT” Wine• “FORTIFIED” Wine
• Lesser-known Grape Varieties
in Japanese market• Cost Performance Wine
• Grand Prix Japanese Wine of the year
• The best pairing withJapanese and Asian Cuisine
SUSHI/ TEMPRA / SUKIYAKI / YAKITORI / TEPPANYAKI /JAPANESE POT-AU-FEU / KORIAN / CHINESE / THAIActivities

You can easily
search foraward winningwines by PC orsmartphone.

• Charity activities
Charity sales of awarded wines for medical
workers involved in the treatment of coronaviruses.
We had special charity donation sales withawarded wines and donated to All Japan FoodAssociation. They cook dishes and deliver
boxed food for medical staffs who treat newcoronavirus infections. With this donation, a boxof 2,500 meals will be distributed to medicalstaffs.

Bottle Tag

Roll up Banner• Sales promotion partners“BIO” andSustainable wine

The number of sales partners has exceeded
135 companies.
Our sales partners are promoting SakuraAward-winning wines throughout Japan.

• Supporting organizations

Starting in 2020 (8th edition),
BIO wines (organic, vegan, etc.)
and Sustainable wineries willbe displayed.

There are over 90 organizations supporting
SAKURA AWARDS which includes Embassies inJapan of wine producing countries and wine
producers association of all overs the world.

“SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards officee-mail：info@ sakuraaward.com

HP：www.sakuraaward.com

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