Hokkaido Wine Co.'s 'Katsura no Sato Hidetoshi Kerner 2021' Wins Grand Gold Award at Japan Wine Competition 2026

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Hokkaido Wine Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Otaru City, Hokkaido, Representative Director: Kimiya Waga, hereinafter referred to as 'the Company') announces that at the 'JAPAN WINE COMPETITION (Japan Wine Competition) 2026' held on July 15, 2026 (Wed), the Company's 'Katsura no Sato Hidetoshi Kerner 2021' (Category: European Varieties White) won the highest award, the 'Grand Gold Award', and a total of 15 items, including 2 gold awards, 5 silver awards, and 7 bronze awards in 5 categories, were awarded. Note that this is the first time the Company has won the Grand Gold Award. ■ Japan Wine Competition 2026 Results Grand Gold Award ● Award Category: [European Varieties White] Katsura no Sato Hidetoshi Kerner 2021 'Katsura no Sato Hidetoshi Kerner 2021' won the Grand Gold Award [For Sale] GI Hokkaido Certified Product [Variety: Kerner] Harvest Location: Katsura Farm (Yūichi Town, Hokkaido) [White/Dry, 750ml, ALC:14%] Suggested Retail Price: 2,992 yen (List Price: 2,720 yen) JAN Code: 4990583-309798 This wine is made from Kerner grapes grown at Katsura Farm in Yūichi Town, Hokkaido, which have been nurtured by the rich sunlight of the region. It has a crisp acidity that creates a pleasant tension, along with a rich fruitiness and a lingering aftertaste. This wine proves that Yūichi Town in Hokkaido has matured into a region that produces some of the best wines in Japan. 'Winemaking is agriculture.' Hokkaido Wine Co., Ltd. Since 1985, when no one imagined that Yūichi Town in Hokkaido would become a major wine grape producing region, Hidetoshi Katsura has been facing the harsh climate of the northern country and laying the foundation for cultivation technology. His uncompromising attitude and the high quality of the grapes he produces have been a major driving force in making Yūichi Town famous as a wine region, and can be said to be one aspect of the history of winemaking in Hokkaido. Mr. Katsura and other skilled grape growers in Yūichi Town, who are passionate about their w

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