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.

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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. The
use 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.

●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