{"id":243,"date":"2026-05-25T10:34:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/?post_type=news_post&#038;p=243"},"modified":"2026-05-25T10:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T01:34:31","slug":"news-20260525","status":"publish","type":"news_post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/news_post\/news-20260525\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement of Winning the Highest Award \u201cTrophy\u201d at IWC 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At the judging of the SAKE Division of \u201cIWC 2026,\u201d one of the world\u2019s largest wine competitions held in Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, from May 18 to 21, 2026, our product \u201cMIYANOYUKI Daiginjo\u201d received the highest award, the \u201cTrophy,\u201d in the Daiginjo Category of the International Wine Challenge (IWC) 2026 SAKE Division.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The SAKE Division was divided into 11 categories, with a record-high 1,738 labels (including 24 overseas labels) entered by 457 breweries (including 12 overseas breweries).<br \/>\nThese entries were evaluated through blind tasting by 70 judges gathered from 21 countries, and based on the results, Gold Medals, Silver Medals, Bronze Medals, and Commended Sake awards were presented.<br \/>\nAmong the Gold Medal-winning sake in each category, the most outstanding label was selected, and this time \u201cMIYANOYUKI Daiginjo\u201d was chosen as a Trophy-winning sake.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The highest award in the SAKE Division, \u201cChampion Sake,\u201d is selected from among the Trophy winners of each category, and will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held in London on September 8 (local time).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Without becoming complacent with this achievement, we will continue to place the highest priority on quality and strive even further to meet everyone\u2019s expectations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u3008Judge\u2019s Comment\u3009<br \/>\n\u201cFabulous aromatic notes with integrated multilayered melon, ripe banana, mango, pineapples, cotton candy and creme brulee leading to a well-balanced sake with a clean finish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iwc2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"814\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iwc2026.jpg 814w, https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iwc2026-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iwc2026-768x809.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iwc2026-399x420.jpg 399w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 814px) 100vw, 814px\" \/><br \/>\nThe award-winning sake is:<br \/>\n\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/miyanoyuki\/#daiginjyo-yamada\">\u201cMIYANOYUKI Daiginjo yamadanishiki\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the following products also received awards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Silver Medal \u2014<br \/>\n\u201cMIYANOYUKI Jyunmai Daiginjo yamadanishiki\u201d \u3010Jyunmai Daiginjo Category\u3011<br \/>\n\u201cMIYANOYUKI Jyunmaiginjo Aiyama\u201d \u3010Jyunmai Ginjo Category\u3011<br \/>\n\u201cMIYANOYUKI Tokubetsu Jyunmai Kaminoho\u201d \u3010Jyunmai Category\u3011<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bronze Medal \u2014<br \/>\n\u201cMIYANOYUKI Jyunmaishu\u201d \u3010jyunmai Category\u3011<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","news_cat":[2,3],"class_list":["post-243","news_post","type-news_post","status-publish","hentry","news_cat-information","news_cat-pickup"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_post\/243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_post"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyanoyuki.co.jp\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_cat?post=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}