Chateau Jun, the directly operated winery of JUN Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Susumu Sasaki), announced that three of its wines received awards at the International Wine Challenge 2026: SILVER, BRONZE, and COMMENDED. Founded in 1984 and held in London, the International Wine Challenge is one of the world’s most prestigious blind tasting competitions. Following rigorous judging, Cryo Extraction Koshu received SILVER, Chardonnay 2023 received BRONZE, and Koshu 2025 received COMMENDED. Chateau Jun expressed its sincere gratitude for the support it has received and said it will continue to value trusted relationships with farmers who grow outstanding grapes while pursuing winemaking that brings out the unique qualities of each variety. SILVER: Cryo Extraction Koshu Price: 4,700 yen before tax Volume: 375ml Type: Very sweet Alcohol: 9% Region: Yamanashi Prefecture Variety: Koshu IWC Point: 90 Tasting notes: Pale and clear in colour, deceptive for the elegant and flavourful wine. Notes of apricot, peach, rose petal, elderflower, clear toffee, a hint of umami, and herbal notes. Sweet but in balance. BRONZE: Chardonnay 2023 Price: 3,830 yen before tax Volume: 750ml Type: Dry Alcohol: 12% Region: Yamanashi Prefecture Variety: 100% Koshu Tasting notes: Oxidative style, ripe lemon and hints of cinnamon. Evident oakiness carries through to the finish. COMMENDED: Koshu 2025 Price: 2,500 yen before tax Volume: 750ml Type: Off-dry Alcohol: 11.5% Region: Yamanashi Prefecture Variety: 100% Koshu Founded in 1979, Chateau Jun is a winery directly operated by the JUN Group and located in Katsunuma, Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, one of Japan’s leading grape-growing regions. It produces rich wines using grapes grown in its own vineyards and by contracted farmers, and has won numerous awards at domestic Japanese wine competitions. Its flagship Koshu wine was served as the representative white wine at the leaders’ dinner during the G2