The Biggest International Wine Competition in Asia
“ The best wines selected by Japanese female judges”

The 11th

Japan Women’s
Wine Awards2024
Entry PERIOD :Monday, October 2nd, 2023 –Thursday, November 30th, 2023
Announcement of Awards :Wednesday, February 14th, 2024

www.sakuraaward.com

The 11th

Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2024
SAKURA Japan Women’s Wine Awards (SAKURA AWARDS) aims to “find wines that go
well with Japanese home cooking”, “increase wine consumption” and “expand opportunities forwomen working in the wine industry”. The SAKURA award-winning medal sticker on winebottles in stores is a sign of good wine selected by Japanese female judges, and the evaluation ofwines as “suitable for home cooking and reassuring” is increasing year by year.
Female judges actively working in the wine industry are highly trusted by producers fortheir accurate judging, and with 4222 entries from 28 countries in the last edition, the SAKURA
AWARDS has become the largest wine competition in Asia. This also shows the high expectations of wine producers towards the Japanese market.
The increase in entries of BIO and sustainable wines, which have recently been of greatinterest to consumers, is also worth noting. The SAKURA AWARDS will continue to take on
new challenges and move into the future with the aim of contributing to the development ofJapanese wine culture.

Yumi Tanabe, President

SCHEDULENUMBER OF ENTRIES BY COUNTRY

Entry Period:

5000

October 2nd (Mon), 2023 –November 30th (Thu), 2023

4500

3500

October 2nd (Mon), 2023 –December 10th (Sun), 2023

3000

2000

Announcement of Diamond Trophy,
Double Gold, Gold, Silver andSpecial Awards Grand Prix winners
on SAKURA AWARDS official website :1000

20172018

2019

2020

ChileJapanU.S.A.

4212

4652
4222

3543
2904

1922

1500

500

February 14 th (Wed),
2024 St. Valentines Day

02014

2015

2016

FranceItaly

Portugal

South Africa

ENTRY PROCEDURE
Please refer to the entry procedure on the SAKURA AWARDS official website.

Entry Registration create ID and password, sign in to MyPage

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

Spain

Argentina

New Zealand

2021

2022

2023

Australia

Germany

Othershttps://www.sakuraaward.com/en/index.html
3

Entry Period : October 2nd (Mon), 2023 – November 30 th (Thu), 2023 (JST)

24333

2500

January 25th (Thu), 2024 in Osaka andFebruary 1st (Thu), 2024 in Tokyo

14326

4000

Delivery Period :Tasting Session :4562

4342

Register wine information on MyPage,
after payment is completed.

4Sample delivery. 2 bottles (750ml) Par each entry.
Period of the delivery: October 3rd (Mon), 2023 – December 10th (Sun), 2023

Early Bird Discount : 5% discount, if the payment is made by credit card and by October 31st (Tue), 2023.

RULES OF ENTRY●●Registration of company and wine information, and its period

1. Please register by filling out the online form by November 30th, 2023.
your company information and wine information

Entry Qualification

1. Only wines made exclusively from grapes are eligible to enter.
2. Non-alcoholic wines, fruit wines or aromatized wines are not accepted.
The use of extracts other than grapes (fruit, coffee, etc.) is alsoexcluded.

2. The registration period is from October 2nd , 10:00 AM (Japan Time) toNovember 30th, 2023, 12:00 AM (Japan Time).

●Sample Delivery

3. Wine producers, exporters, importers, distributors and wine dealers1. Please deliver the samples to the designated address by the deadline,

4. The entry can be made regardless of the gender of winemakers.

2. The delivery address is informed on our website.
3. Download the outer carton sheet with QR code and wine number onare eligible to enter.

by December 10th, 2023.

MyPage and attach to the outer box.

●4. All the cost for shipping including insurance, customs clearance, duty

Entry Categories

1. Still Red Wine 2. Still White Wine
3. Still Rosé Wine 4. Sparkling and Semi Sparkling Wine
5. Sweet Wine 6. Fortified Wine 7. Orange Wine& tax etc. must be borne by applicants.

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.

●

7. If samples arrive after the deadline, they may not be included in theEntry Criteria

competition. Samples which are not in time for the competition will
not be returned. Also, there will be no refund of the entry fee.

1. Annual production volume must be at least 1,000 bottles (750ml). Howev-er, 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 wine must be contained in a glass bottle. Canned wine or bag inbox (BIB) are not acceptable. (Package changes are possible after award.)

4. Make sure to register the required information for the judging.
5. We prioritize the wine information such as vintage on the labels of sam-●Judging Session

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.

ples.

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

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.
●●Award Announcement

1. February, 2024 on SAKURA AWARDS official website
www.sakuraaward.com●Entry Fee

Diploma1. Award diploma in digital format will be conferred to all winners of

1. Entry Fee (10% tax included)

Diamond Trophy, Doble Gold, Gold, Silver and Special awards.

Number of items

Entry feefrom 1 to 10 items

22 000.00 JPY each item

●11 items and over

19 800.00 JPY each item

1. Award-winning companies are privileged to receive the digital medal

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

＊ For bank transfers, an additional 2 500.00JPY will be charged.

2. Entry 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 duedate, before 12:00 AM (Japan Time) on October 31st, 2023, 5% discountcan be applied to the total 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. Moreover,the final date of payment acceptance will be on November 30th, 2023.

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

Medal Logo

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 of the wines entered shall not be disclosed prior to judging.
2. Non awarded wines shall not be disclosed.
3. The scores of judging shall not be disclosed.
4. Non awarded wines will be discarded after the result announcement.
●Miscellaneous

9. Please note that the additional entries cannot be combined with exist-

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

10. For bank transfers, an additional 2 500.00JPY will be changed as a

2. Information obtained through the entry process shall not be used foring applications as a volume discount.

handling fee.

and resolve the issue.

any purpose other than those related to this judging event.

Any changes to the entry rules will be announced on the website.

Contact

Wine and Spirits Culture Association / “SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards office
Akasaka Office Heights, 4-13-5, Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 1070052, Japan
Email: entry@sakuraaward.com

www.sakuraaward.com

Tel: +81-3-6229-1727

Fax: +81-3-5570-4341

The SAKURA AWARDS informs
consumers about good winesthat are reasonably priced andgo well with food.
Diamond Trophy
The most exceptional
wines selected from
Double Gold awarded wines.
Only 1% of the total entries.

Double Gold
Wines with average score at93 to 100 points acrossall categories. Awarded only
6% of the total entries.

GoldWines 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 Search
You can easily
search foraward winningwines by PC orsmartphone.

Special Awards and the Grand Prix
• Best Woman Winemaker• “ROSE” Wine
• Great Value Sparkling Wine
• “DESSERT” Wine
• “FORTIFIED” Wine
• “ORANGE ” 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 / THAI

• Charity Activities

Activities• Sales Promotion Partners
The number of sales partners has exceeded
140 companies.
Our sales partners are promoting SakuraAward-winning wines throughout Japan.

• Support Restaurant
Sakura Support Restaurant aims to expand
sales of award-winning wines in restaurants.
The number of them with award-winningwines on their menu has exceeded 110.

• Supporting Organizations

In 2020-2021, we donated the proceedsfrom the sale of award-winning wines to theAll Japan Food Association, which provides
support to medical professionals, and in 2022
and 2023, we donated to the Embassy ofUkraine and to the Japanese Grape and Wine
Society (ASEV), which conducts research into
viticulture and winemaking. We will continue
to actively engage in this area.

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We have been receiving support from theembassies of wine-producing countries in Japan, Japanese winegrowers’ organizations, andoverseas winegrowers’ organizations. The number of sponsors has grown to more than 90 organizations.

“BIO” andSustainable wineStickers

BIO wines (organic, vegan, etc.)
and Sustainable wineries will
be displayed.

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Wine and Spirits Culture Association / “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