News 30 Sake Brewing Year Echigo-ryu Sake Brewing Technology Championship Results Announcement

2019/04/12

At the Niigata Sake Brewers Association and the Niigata Sake Brewing Technology Study Group, we bring in our own brewed Ginjoshu from each brewery for the purpose of improving the technology of high-class sake brewing, and hold a competition every year to compete for the quality of the sake.

This year marks the 52nd time since the former Self-brewed Sake Fair, and the award ceremony for the winners (top 4) will be held at Hotel New Otani Nagaoka on April 26 (Friday).

■ Winners (top 10)
1st place "Matsunoi" Code 3 Matsunoi Shuzojo Co., Ltd. Niigata
2st place "Koshino Kagetora" Code 1 Morohashi Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. Niigata Co., Ltd.
3rd place "Set tyuubai" Code 1 Maruyama Brewing Co., Ltd. Niigata
4th place "Echigozakura" Code 2 Echigozakura Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. Niigata Co., Ltd.
5th place "Kirinzan" Code 2 Kirinzan Shuzo Co., Ltd. Niigata Co., Ltd.
6th place "Kosino Yukitsubaki" Code 2 Yukitsubaki Syuzo Co., Ltd. Niigata Co., Ltd.
7th place "Asahiyama" Code 3 Asahi Shuzo Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Asahizo Niigata
8th place "Shimeharitsuru" Code 2 Miyao Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Niigata Co., Ltd.
9th place "Koshijinokoubai" Code 1 Kubiki Sake Brewing Co., Ltd. Niigata Co., Ltd.
10th place "Manotsuru" Code 3 Obata Shuzo Co., Ltd. Niigata Co., Ltd.

■ About the Echigo style brewing technology championship

·Purpose
 Bring in-house brewed Ginjoshu and compete for the quality of the sake to improve the technology of high-class sake brewing.

・ Sponsor
 Niigata Sake Brewers Association, Niigata Sake Brewing Technology Study Group

・ Sponsor
 Niigata Prefecture, Niigata Nippo, BSN Niigata Broadcasting, NST, TeNY TV Niigata, UX Niigata TV 21

·judge
 Niigata Prefectual Sake Research Institute Director, Kanto Shinetsu National Taxation Bureau Appraisal Office Director, 12 others in total

・ Number of items to be exhibited and number of places to be exhibited

[Number of items to be exhibited]
 171 points

[Number of exhibition places]
 61 places (54 places in the prefecture, 5 places in 7 prefectures outside the prefecture)

* 30 Sake Brewing Year: From July 2018 to June 2019