The Hong Kong Washu Awards is a wine competition designed to raise awareness of "Japanese wine" primarily in Hong Kong and throughout Asia. Marking its fourth year, the judging took place on August 16, followed by the announcement of the results and the award ceremony in Hong Kong on September 6.
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A wine competition aimed at raising awareness of Japanese wine across Asia, centered in Hong Kong: the "Hong Kong Washu Awards".
Now in its fourth edition, this year's judging session was held on August 16, followed by the announcement of results and the awards ceremony in Hong Kong on September 6.
At the awards ceremonies for sake and Japanese wine respectively, Mr. Yusuke Yamazaki of the Japan External Trade Organization, Mr. Kazunao Oki, Representative of JFOODO Hong Kong, and Mr. Hiroyuki Uki of JETRO Hong Kong were in attendance and delivered remarks.
Following this, panel chair Reez Choi (3rd place at the 17th A.S.I. Contest of the Best Sommelier of the World) gave a speech. Looking back to the very first competition, he spoke about the recent quality enhancements in Japanese wine.
In addition, shamisen artist Beni Ninagawa appeared as a special guest! Her speech about Japanese culture and Japanese wine was a wonderful message of encouragement for producers. She also added glamour to the occasion in a rose-colored kimono inspired by wine.
CHAPTER 01
Results Announcement & Awards Ceremony
CHAPTER 02
Hong Kong Washu Awards 2023 Results
The award results are as follows:
15 Platinum items, 33 Gold items, and 68 Silver items!
Platinum
| WINERY (JPN) | ITEM DESCRIPTION / NAME | VINTAGE | PREFECTURE |
| Chitose Winery | KERNER SPARKLING | NV | HOKKAIDO |
| Camel Farm | KERNER BRUT | 2022 | HOKKAIDO |
| Niki Hills | CHARDONNAY | 2021 | HOKKAIDO |
| Vinoble Vineyard & Winery | CHARDONNAY BARREL FERMENTATION | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Rue de Vin | SAUVIGNON BLANC | 2022 | NAGANO |
| NIKI Hills | HATSUYUKI | 2021 | HOKKAIDO |
| Lumiere | LUMIERE KOSHU HIKARI | 2021 | YAMANASHI |
| Woody Farm Winery | ALBARINO | 2022 | YAMAGATA |
| Cfa Backyard Winery | OPENING ACT MUSCAT BAILEY A-B | 2020 | TOCHIGI |
| Chitose Winery | PINOT NOIR ROSE | 2021 | HOKKAIDO |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS HIGASHIYAMA MERLOT | 2018 | NAGANO |
| Domaine Beau | ROUGE | 2021 | TOYAMA |
| Domaine Takahiko | NANA-TSU-MORI, PINOT NOIR | 2021 | HOKKAIDO |
| Takeda Winery | MUSCAT BAILEY A VV | 2019 | YAMAGATA |
| Marufuji Winery | RUBAIYAT PETIT VERDOT | 2020 | YAMANASHI |
Gold
| Setouchi Winery | KINPA CHARDONNAY | 2020 | HIROSHIMA |
| Ajimu Winery | SPARKLING | 2021 | OITA |
| Sun Mamoru Winery | SHIMOKITA WINE RYO SPARKLING | 2020 | AOMORI |
| Lumiere | LUMIERE SPARKLING KOSHU | 2020 | YAMANASHI |
| Setouchi Winery | TAKEHARA CAMPBELL EARLY | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Manns Wines | KOBO-NO-AWA KOSHU | NV | YAMANASHI |
| Chateau Jun | KOSHU SPARKLING | NV | YAMANASHI |
| Ryomi Vineyard & Winery | ZEPHYR CHARDONNAY | 2022 | MIYAGI |
| Villa d'Est Winery | VIGNERONS RESERVE CHARDONNAY | 2022 | NAGANO |
| Vignoble Vineyard & Winery | SAUVIGNON BLANC | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Camel Farm | KERNER | 2022 | HOKKAIDO |
| Chitose Winery | KERNER | 2020 | HOKKAIDO |
| Shirayuri Winery | L’ORIENT KATSUNUMA KOSHU | 2022 | YAMANASHI |
| Shion Winery | MARGARET | 2020 | YAMANASHI |
| Ryomi Vineyard & Winery | ZEPHYR KOSHU | 2022 | MIYAGI |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS YAMANASHI KOSHU (AGED) KOSHU | 2008 | YAMANASHI |
| Ajimu Winery | ALBARINO | 2022 | OITA |
| Kanda Vineyard | THE RIAS WINE UNITE | 2022 | IWATE |
| Vinoble Vineyard & Winery | TYPE BDX BLANC | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Domaine Beau | NANSAMBLE | 2022 | TOYAMA |
| Champ Clair | CABERNET SAUVIGNON ROSE | 2022 | YAMANASHI |
| Ryomi Vineyard & Winery | ZEPHYR ROSE | 2021 | MIYAGI |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS CHIKUMAGAWA MERLOT | 2020 | NAGANO |
| San Mamoru Winery | SHIMOKITA WINE RYO SELECTION | 2019 | AOMORI |
| Kusunoki Winery | PINOT NOIR | 2019 | NAGANO |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS CHIKUMAGAWA CABERNET SAUVIGNON | 2019 | NAGANO |
| Ryomi Vineyard & Winery | ZEPHYR MUSCAT BAILEY A | 2021 | MIYAGI |
| Hojyo Wine Winery | DOMAINE HOJYO ROUGE | 2020 | TOTTORI |
| Ajimu Winery | SHOKOSHI | 2020 | OITA |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS JUVENTA | 2018 | NAGANO |
| Azumino Winery | AZUMINO RESERVE | 2021 | NAGANO |
| Azumino Winery | CHATEAU AZUMINO SPECIAL RESERVE | 2019 | NAGANO |
| Marufuji Winery | DOMAINE RUBAIYAT | 2021 | YAMANASHI |
Silver
| Fattoria da Sasino | HIROSAKI SPUMANTE CHARDONNAY BRUT | 2021 | AOMORI |
| Vinoble Vineyard & Winery | SEMILLON SPARKLING | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Setouchi Winery | TOUHA SPARKLING | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Hirakawa Winery | INTIMITE | 2020 | HOKKAIDO |
| Sun Mamoru Winery | SHIMOKITA WINE KANON SPARKLING | 2020 | AOMORI |
| Setouchi Winery | HANAMI MERLOT | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Setouchi Winery | MIHARA NEW BAILEY A SPARKLING | 2021 | HIROSHIMA |
| Yuasa Winery | KOSHU SPARKLING | 2022 | WAKAYAMA |
| Chateau Jun | CHARDONNAY SPARKLING | NV | YAMANASHI |
| San Mamoru Winery | TSUGARU WINE SAIGNEE | 2022 | AOMORI |
| Iwate Kuzumaki Wine | WA | 2020 | IWATE |
| Takeda Winery | SANS SOUFRE BLANC | 2021 | YAMAGATA |
| Manns Wines | KOBO-NO-AWA ROUGE | NV | YAMANASHI |
| Chateau Jun | ROSE SPARLING | NV | YAMANASHI |
| Domaine Beau | TATENOGAHARA CHARDONNAY | 2022 | TOYAMA |
| Vinoble Vineyard & Winery | CHARDONNAY UN-WOODED | 2022 | HIROSHIMA |
| Marufuji Winery | RUBAIYAT CHARDONNAY “FURUYASHIKI HARVEST” | 2021 | YAMANASHI |
| Shirayuri Winery | L’ORIENT CHARDONNAY | 2021 | YAMANASHI |
| Ajimu Winery | CHARDONNAY RESERVE | 2021 | OITA |
| Ajimu Winery | CHARDONNAY IMORI VALLEY | 2021 | OITA |
| Woody Farm Winery | CHARDONNAY | 2020 | YAMAGATA |
| Villa d'Est Winery | SAUVIGNON BLANC | 2020 | NAGANO |
| Château Mercian | MARIKO VINEYARD SAUVIGNON BLANC | 2016 | YAMANASHI |
| Domaine Hiroki | SAUVIGNON BLANC MERCURE | 2021 | NAGANO |
| Hirakawa Winery | OSTREA | 2022 | HOKKAIDO |
| Soryu Winery | CURIOUS TYPE OR | 2022 | YAMANASHI |
| Marufuji Winery | RUBAIYAT KOSHU SUR LIE | 2022 | YAMANASHI |
| Chateau Jun | KOSHU | 2020 | YAMANASHI |
| Manns Wines | YAMANASHI KOSHU | 2022 | YAMANASHI |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS YAMANASHI KOSHU | 2020 | YAMANASHI |
| Soryu Winery | KATSUNUMA KOSHU BARREL-AGED | 2022 | YAMANASHI |
| Kanda Vineyard | THE RIAS WINE ALBARINO | 2022 | IWATE |
| Yosakoi Winery | YUHO | 2022 | KOCHI |
| San Mamoru Winery | TSUGARU WINE WHITE STEUBEN CLASSIC | 2022 | AOMORI |
| Kanda Vineyard | THE RIAS WINE NIAGARA | 2022 | IWATE |
| Takeda Winery | L’ELEVAGE EN FUT BLANC DE NOIR YAMAGATA BAILEY A | 2020 | YAMAGATA |
| Sunsun Winery | CHARDONNAY VIOGNIER | 2021 | NAGANO |
| Azumino Winery | BEAU BLANC | 2022 | NAGANO |
| Azumino Winery | AZUMINO QUARTET BLANC | 2020 | NAGANO |
| Kanda Vineyard | THE RIAS WINE CAMPBELL EARLY ROSE DRY | 2022 | IWATE |
| Hojo Wine Winery | VINTAGE ROUGE | 2017 | TOTTORI |
| Azumino Winery | CHATEAU AZUMINO MERLOT | 2019 | NAGANO |
| Villa d'Est Winery | VIGNERONS RESERVE MERLOT | 2020 | NAGANO |
| Suntory Shiojiri Winery | MERLOT | 2017 | NAGANO |
| Suntory Shiojiri Winery | IWADAREHARA MERLOT | 2017 | NAGANO |
| Champ Clair | MERLOT BARREL-AGED | 2018 | YAMANASHI |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS KOMORO MERLOT | 2018 | NAGANO |
| Camel Farm | PINOT NOIR SPECIAL SELECTION | 2022 | HOKKAIDO |
| Chitose Winery | PINOT NOIR | 2020 | HOKKAIDO |
| San Mamoru Winery | SHIMOKITA WINE RYO CLASSIC | 2019 | AOMORI |
| Le Milieu | SIRIUS PINOT NOIR | 2021 | NAGANO |
| Woody Farm Winery | CABERNET SAUVIGNON | 2020 | YAMAGATA |
| Suntory JAPAN PREMIUM | KAMINOYAMA CABERNET SAUVIGNON | 2019 | NAGANO |
| Takeda Winery | MUSCAT BAILEY A 843-5 | 2018 | YAMAGATA |
| Cfa Backyard Winery | OPENING ACT MUSCAT BAILEY A-D | 2020 | TOCHIGI |
| Manns Wines | SOLARIS YAMANASHI MUSCAT BAILEY A | 2021 | YAMANASHI |
| Soryu Winery | YAMANASHI MUSCAT BAILEY A BARREL-AGED | 2022 | YAMANASHI |
| Chateau Mercian | HOSAKA MUSCAT BAILEY A SELECTED VINEYARD | 2014 | YAMANASHI |
| Suntory Shiojiri Winery | MUSCAT BAILEY A | 2018 | NAGANO |
| Iwate Kuzumaki Wine | FORET ROUGE | NV | IWATE |
| Iwate Kuzumaki Wine | RARITY | 2019 | IWATE |
| Ryomi Vineyard & Winery | ZEPHYR ROUGE | 2021 | MIYAGI |
| Lumiere | CHATEAU LUMIERE RED | 2014 | YAMANASHI |
| Sun Sun Winery | SUN SUN HARMONIE | 2020 | NAGANO |
| Yuasa Winery | TOA200 UMI (OCEAN) ROUGE | 2021 | WAKAYAMA |
| Yuasa Winery | TOA200 KAZE (WIND) ROUGE | 2021 | WAKAYAMA |
| Azumino Winery | CHATEAU AZUMINO SPECIAL RESERVE | 2017 | NAGANO |
| Chitose Winery | KERNER SWEET | 2020 | HOKKAIDO |
CHAPTER 03
What is the Hong Kong Washu Award?
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