| Darrel Corti | Wine Judge and Consultant, Corti Brothers |
|---|---|
| Tetsuo Hasuo, Ph.D. | Technical Manager, Japan Sake Brewers Association |
| Chris Johnson | Owner, Bao 111, New York City |
| Shigeyoshi Nakano | Director, Analysis and Evaluation Research Division, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Yasunosuke Namba | Sake Consultant, Chiba, Japan |
| Ikuko Shimizu | Sake Somellier, Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Paul Tanguay | Corporate Beverage Director, SushiSamba, New York City |
| Akira Totsuka, Ph.D. | Director, Sensory Research Institute |
| Hitoshi Utsunomiya | Research Technician, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Kenichi Watanabe | Director, Niigata Prefectural Brewing Research Institute |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aihara Shuzo | Ugonotuski "Junmai Daiginjo" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Amabuki Shuzo | Amabuki "Daiginjo" | Saga | Gold |
| Chiyomusubi Shuzo | Chiyomusubi "Daiginjo Tobingakoi" | Tottori | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Yukimanman" Aged 5 Years | Yamagata | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kamotsuru Shuzo | Kamotsuru "Sokaku" Daiginjo | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Kizakura Shuzo | Kizakura "Daiginjo" | Kyoto | Gold |
| Kodama Jozo | Taiheizan "Tenko" | Akita | Gold |
| Kokuryu Shuzo | Kokuryu "Ryu" | Fukui | Gold |
| Midorikawa Shuzo | Midorikawa "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Gold |
| Minogawa Shuzo | Minogawa "Koshi no Omachi" | Niigata | Gold |
| Miyao Shuzo | Shimeharitsuru "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Gold |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Yumedono" | Nagano | Gold |
| Nakamura Kamekichi | "Tamadare" Daiginjo | Aomori | Gold |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin "Daiginjo" | Iwate | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Daiginjo Shizukusake Juhachidai Ihei" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saito Shuzo | Eikun "Ichigin" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Daiginjo" | Akita | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yurimasamune "Kachogesseki" Daiginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Suehiro Shuzo | Suehiro "Gensai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Seishu Sanran "Daiginjo Shizukuzake" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Uchigasaki Shuzoten | Hoyo "Yamadanishiki Daiginjo" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Kanpyokai Shuppinshu" | Chiba | Gold |
| Aiyu Shuzo | Aiyu "Daiginjo" | Ibaragi | Silver |
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai "Junmai Daiginjo Migaki Niwarisanbu" | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Asahikawa Shuzo | Asahikawa "Beiju" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Fuji Shuzo | "Kozakaya no Hitoriyogari" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Ichinokura | Ichinokura "Shozanten" Junmai Daiginjo | Miyagi | Silver |
| Ippongi Kubo Honten | Ippongi "Kyoryu Kaido" | Fukui | Silver |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Chotokusen" | Niigata | Silver |
| Kamisugi Shuzo | Kamisugi "Tobindori" | Aichi | Silver |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Yumewa Masayume" (Dreams Come True) | Fukui | Silver |
| Mado no Ume Shuzo | Mado no Ume "Kobai" Daiginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Miyagi Shurui | Yuki no Matsushima "Daiginjo" | Miyagi | Silver |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Daiginjo Premiere" | Gunma | Silver |
| Nakano Shuzo | Chiebijin "Daiginjo" | Oita | Silver |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Junmai Daiginjo" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Akita Sake Komachi Shikomi" Daiginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Shimizu Jozo | Zaku "Daiginjo" | Mie | Silver |
| Takagi Shuzo | Toyonoume "Daiginjo Shizukuzake" | Kochi | Silver |
| Takenotsuyu | Takenotsuyu "Hagurosan" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Yaegaki Shuzo | Yaegaki "Kuro no Mu" Junmai Daiginjo | Hyogo | Silver |
| Yaegaki Shuzo | Yaegaki "Gokujo Mu" Junmai Daiginjo | Hyogo | Silver |
| Yano Shuzo | Hizen Kuragokoro "Gon-emon" Junmai Daiginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aoki Shuzo | Kakurei "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Gold |
| Asama Shuzo | Higen "Daiginjo" | Gunma | Gold |
| Kamotsuru Shuzo | Kamotsuru "Tokusei Gold" Daiginjo | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Mifuku Shuzo | Mifuku "Daigingokujo" | Shiga | Gold |
| Momokawa | Momokawa "Nebuta" Daiginjo Junmai | Aomori | Gold |
| Momokawa | Momokawa "Daiginjo" | Aomori | Gold |
| Saito Shuzo | Eikun "Koto Sennen" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gold |
| Watarai Honten | Watarai "Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Yaegaki Shuzo | Yaegaki "Mu" Junmai Daiginjo | Hyogo | Gold |
| Echigo Den-emon | Den-emon "Junmai Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Eiko Shuzo | Shusen Eiko "Yume Tsukiyo" Junmai Daiginjo | Ehime | Silver |
| Iinuma Honke | Kinoene "Yuga" Junmai Daiginjo | Chiba | Silver |
| Kamenoi Shuzo | "Kudoki Jozu" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Nakamura Kamekichi | "Kamekichi" Junmai Daiginjo | Aomori | Silver |
| Obata Shuzo | Manotsuru "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Sekiya Jozo | Horaisen "Ku" Junmai Daiginjo | Aichi | Silver |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Shozui" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Omachi" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Dewasansan" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Oka" Yamadanishiki | Yamagata | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Oka" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Hamachidori | Hamachidori "Ginginga" Junmai Ginjo | Iwate | Gold |
| Imada Shuzo Honten | Fukucho "Moon on the Water" Junmai Ginjo | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Kinmuku" | Niigata | Gold |
| Kameizumi Shuzo | Kameizumi "Junmai Ginjo" | Kochi | Gold |
| Kamotsuru Shuzo | Kamotsuru "Junmai Ginjoshu" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Kokuryu Shuzo | Kokuryu "Tokusen Ginjo" | Fukui | Gold |
| Miyao Shuzo | Shimeharitsuru "Jun" | Niigata | Gold |
| Momokawa | Momokawa "Sugidama" Ginjo Junmai | Aomori | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Zenbei Ginjo G2" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Adatara Ginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Gentei Kuradashi" Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Saura | Uragasumi Zen "Junmai Ginjo" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Shimizu Jozo | Zaku "Miyabi no Tomo" Nakadori Junmai Ginjo | Mie | Gold |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Ginjo Junmai" | Chiba | Gold |
| Yamatogawa Shuzoten | Yauemon "Junmai Ginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Akita Jozo | Kanto "Yuki no Bijin" Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Aoki Shuzo | Kakurei "Junmai Ginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai "Junmai Ginjo 50" | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Asama Shuzo | Higen "Ginjo" | Gunma | Silver |
| Asama Shuzo | Higen "Junmai Ginjo" | Gunma | Silver |
| Iinuma Honke | Kinoene "Yuga" Junmai Ginjo | Chiba | Silver |
| Imayotsukasa Shuzo | Koshi no Tsukasa "Junmai Ginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Tokusen" | Niigata | Silver |
| Kamenoi Shuzo | "Kudoki Jozu" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Kusumi Shuzo | "Kiyoizumi" | Niigata | Silver |
| Masuda Tokubee Shoten | Tsuki no Katsura "Yanagi" Junmai Ginjoshu | Kyoto | Silver |
| Nishida Shuzoten | Nishida "Kikuizumi" | Aomori | Silver |
| Obata Shuzo | Manotsuru "Shizenshu" Junmai Ginjo Genshu | Niigata | Silver |
| Rihaku Shuzo | Rihaku "Chotokusen" Junmai Ginjo (Wandering Poet) | Shimane | Silver |
| Rokkasen | Yamahoshi "Junmai Ginjo" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Seiryo Shuzo | Seishu Iyo Kagiya "Shikomi 4 Go" Junmai Ginjo | Ehime | Silver |
| Takagi Shuzo | Okuhida "Tokubetsu Saibaimai Junmai Ginjo Genshu" | Gifu | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Saga | Gold |
| Hamachidori | "Senninkyo" | Iwate | Gold |
| Ichinokura | Ichinokura "Taruzake" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Miyagi | Gold |
| Imai Shuzoten | Joshu Kazemakase "Tokujo Karakuchi Junmai" | Gunma | Gold |
| Imayotsukasa Shuzo | Koshi no Tsukasa "Junmaishu" | Niigata | Gold |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Muku" | Niigata | Gold |
| Kayashima Shuzo | Nishinoseki "Tezukuri Junmaishu" | Oita | Gold |
| Kinshihai Shuzo | "Yukikage" | Niigata | Gold |
| Momokawa | Momokawa "Nebuta Tanrei Junmaishu" | Aomori | Gold |
| Nakamura Kamekichi | "Tsugaru Musume" Junmaishu | Aomori | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Otokoyama | Otokoyama "Yushutsu Junmai" | Hokkaido | Gold |
| Rihaku Shuzo | Rihaku "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Shimane | Gold |
| Tentaka Shuzo | Tentaka Kuni "Hawk in the Heavens" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Seishu Sanran "Junmaishu" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Junmaishu" | Chiba | Gold |
| Umeda Shuzojo | Honshuichi "Junmaishu" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Akita Shuzo | Akitabare "Koshiki Junzukuri" | Akita | Silver |
| Kaba Shuzojo | "Shiramayumi" | Gifu | Silver |
| Maihime Shuzo | Maihime "Karakuchi Ki-Ippon" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Nagano | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Okuden Kantsukuri" | Nagano | Silver |
| Musashino Shuzo | Bunanotsuyu "Dewdrops" | Niigata | Silver |
| Nagano Meijo | Tanada "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Nagano | Silver |
| Tajime | Chikusen "Junkara" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Takasago Shuzo | Kokushimuso "Retsu" Tokubetsu Junmai | Hokkaido | Silver |
| Uonuma Shuzo | Tenjinbayashi "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Niigata | Silver |
| Yoshida Shuzo | Gassan "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Shimane | Silver |
| Yoshino Shuzo | Koshigoi "Junmaishu" | Chiba | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daishichi Shuzo | Daishichi "Minowamon" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Daishichi Shuzo | Daishichi "Junmai Kimoto Classic" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Kasumitsuru | Kasumitsuru "Yamahaishikomi Ginjoshu" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Kiminoi Shuzo | Kiminoi "Emperor's Well" Junmai Ginjo Yamahai | Niigata | Gold |
| Kurosawa Shuzo | Kurosawa "Kimotozukuri" Junmaishu | Nagano | Gold |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Nanago" | Nagano | Gold |
| Ozawa Shuzo | Sawanoi "Iroha" Kiokejikomi | Tokyo | Gold |
| Daishichi Shuzo | Daishichi "Masakura" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Hachinohe Shurui | Hachitsuru "Nanbushi" Yamahai Junmai | Aomori | Silver |
| Hinomaru Jozo | "Mansaku no Hana" Yamahai Daiginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Kasumitsuru | Kasumitsuru "Kimototsukuri Junmai Ginjoshu" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Kasumitsuru | Kasumitsuru "Yamahaishikomi Junmaishu" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Mifuku Shuzo | Mifuku "Yamahaishikomi" Junmai Ginjo | Shiga | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Yamahai Ginjo" | Nagano | Silver |
| Suehiro Shuzo | Suehiro "Densho" Yamahai Junmai | Fukushima | Silver |
| Tamanohikari Shuzo | Tamanohikari "Yamahai" Junmai Ginjo | Kyoto | Silver |
