| Darrel Corti | Wine Judge and Consultant, Corti Brothers |
|---|---|
| John Gauntner | Sake Educator |
| Kuniyasu Goto, Ph.D | Director, Safety and Quality Research Division, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Hiroshi Iwata, Ph.D | Senior Director of Safety and Quality Research Division, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Chris Johnson | Owner, Bao 111, New York City |
| Haruo Matsuzaki | Sake Consultant and Author |
| Paul Tanguay | Corporate Beverage Director, SushiSamba, New York City |
| Kazuhide Yamazaki | U.S. Director, Japan Prestige Sake Association |
| Noriyuki Umeda | Director of Operations, Ishimoto Brewing Co., Ltd. |
| Kenichi Watanabe | Director, Niigata Prefectural Brewing Research Institute |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Daiginjo" | Saga | Gold |
| Kamotsuru Shuzo | Kamotsuru "Sokaku" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Kizakura | Kizakura "Daiginjo" | Kyoto | Gold |
| Kodama Jozo | Taiheizan "Tenko" | Akita | Gold |
| Manatsuru Shuzo | "Manahime Densetsu" | Fukui | Gold |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Daiginjo" | Gunma | Gold |
| Nanbu Shuzojo | "Kyukyoku no Hanagaki" | Fukui | Gold |
| Nishida Shuzoten | Nishida "Utou" Daiginjo | Aomori | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Junmai Daiginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saito Shuzo | Eikun "Ichigin" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Daiginjo" | Akita | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Akita Sake Komachi Shikomi" Daiginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | "Kachogesseki" Daiginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Sakai Shuzo | "Saito no Shizuku" Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | Gold |
| Sakuramasamune | "Yakimare" Daiginjo | Hyogo | Gold |
| Shimizu Jozo | Zaku "Daiginjo" | Mie | Gold |
| Suehiro Shuzo | Daiginjo "Gensai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Takara Shuzo Shirakabegura | Shirakabegura "Daiginjo" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Tenzan Shuzo | "Hitenzan" Daiginjo | Saga | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Seishu Sanran "Daiginjo Shizukuzake" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Uchigasaki Shuzoten | Hoyo "Yamadanishiki" Daiginjo | Miyagi | Gold |
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai "Migaki Ni-wari Sanbu" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Chiyomusubi Shuzo | Chiyomusubi "Daiginjo Tobingakoi" | Tottori | Silver |
| Hara Shuzo | Koshi no Homare "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Hokusetsu Shuzo | Hokusetsu "YK35" | Niigata | Silver |
| Ichinokura | Ichinokura "Gensho" Daiginjo | Miyagi | Silver |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Chotokusen" | Niigata | Silver |
| Kinshihai Shuzo | Echigo Toji "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Minogawa Shuzo | "Koshi no Omachi" | Niigata | Silver |
| Miyao Shuzo | Shimeharitsuru "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Yumedono" | Nagano | Silver |
| Nakamura Kamekichi | "Tamadare" Daiginjo | Aomori | Silver |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin "Daiginjo" | Iwate | Silver |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Daiginjo Shizukusake Juhachidai Ihei" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Tajime | "Tajime" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Takahashi Sukesaku Shuzoten | Nihonshu Matsuo "Gentei Junmai Daiginjo" | Nagano | Silver |
| Tsukasabotan Shuzo | Tsukasabotan "Sakafunashibori" Junmai Daiginjo | Kochi | Silver |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Kanpyokai Shuppinshu" | Chiba | Silver |
| Umeda Shuzojo | Honshuichi "Daiginjo" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Yamagata Honten | "Moriko" | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Yamanashi Meijo | Shichiken "Onakaya" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamanashi | Silver |
| Yoshikawa Tojinosato | Yoshikawa Toji "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hokusetsu Shuzo | Nobu the Premium Sake | Niigata | Gold |
| Kamotsuru Shuzo | Kamotsuru "Tokusei Gold" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Koshi no Hana Shuzo | Koshi no Hana "Chotokusen" Daiginjo | Niigata | Gold |
| Mifuku Shuzo | Mifuku "Daigingokujo" | Shiga | Gold |
| Momokawa | Murai Family "Daiginjo Sake" | Aomori | Gold |
| Nakamura Kamekichi | "Kamekichi" Junmai Daiginjo | Aomori | Gold |
| Saito Shuzo | Eikun "Koto Sennen" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gold |
| Saura | Uragasumi "Yamadanishiki Junmai Daiginjo" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Shozui" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Umeda Shuzojo | Honshuichi "Daiginjo 50% Seihaku" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Aoki Shuzo | Kakurei "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Eiko Shuzo | Shusen Eiko "Yume Tsukiyo" Junmai Daiginjo | Ehime | Silver |
| Gekkeikan | Gekkeikan "Horin" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Silver |
| Iinuma Honke | Kinoene "Yuga" Junmai Daiginjo | Chiba | Silver |
| Kamenoi Shuzo | "Kudoki Jozu" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Murashige Shuzo | Hinoshitamuso "Junmai Daiginjo" | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Nishida Shuzoten | Nishida "Denshu Yonwarigobu" Junmai Daiginjo | Aomori | Silver |
| Suishin Yamane Honten | "Chonansuijikomi" Junmai Daiginjo | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Takara Sake USA Inc. | Shochikubai "Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki" | California | Silver |
| Tamanohikari Shuzo | "Yuki Hiryo Shiyo Bizen Omachi 100%" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Silver |
| Tenryo Shuzo | Tenryo "Ten no Shizuku" Daiginjo | Gifu | Silver |
| Tenzan Shuzo | "Hotarugawa" Junmai Daiginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Daiginjo" | Chiba | Silver |
| Yaegaki Shuzo | "Mu" Junmai Daiginjo | Hyogo | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aihara Shuzo | Ugonotuski "Junmai Ginjo" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| 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 |
| Imada Shuzo Honten | Fukucho "Moon on the Water" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Ishizuchi Shuzo | Ishizuchi "Midori Label Funeshibori" Junmai Ginjo | Ehime | Gold |
| Kaba Shuzojo | Shiramayumi "Ginjo" | Gifu | Gold |
| Kokuryu Shuzo | Kokuryu "500 Mangoku" | Fukui | Gold |
| Kokuryu Shuzo | Kokuryu "Tokusen Ginjo" | Fukui | Gold |
| Miyao Shuzo | Shimeharitsuru "Jun" | Niigata | Gold |
| Momokawa | Murai Family "Sugidama Sake" | Aomori | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Adatara Ginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Gentei Kuradashi" Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Gold |
| Shimizu Jozo | Zaku "Miyabi no Tomo" Nakadori | Mie | Gold |
| Takenotsuyu | Yuki Honoka "Pure Snow" Junmai Ginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Umeda Shuzojo | Honshuichi "Ginjoshu" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Yamagata Honten | "Shoin" | Yamaguchi | Gold |
| Yamatogawa Shuzoten | Yaemon "Junmai Ginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Akita Jozo | "Hirari" Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai "50" | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Nakakumi Junmai Ginjo" | Saga | Silver |
| Iinuma Honke | Kinoene "Yuga" Junmai Ginjo | Chiba | Silver |
| Imada Shuzo Honten | "Biho" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Tokusen" | Niigata | Silver |
| Kameizumi Shuzo | Kameizumi "Tosa Uchushu" | Kochi | Silver |
| Kamotsuru Shuzo | Kamotsuru "Junmai Ginjo" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Masuda Tokubee Shoten | Tsuki no Katsura "Yanagi" Junmai Ginjoshu | Kyoto | Silver |
| Midorikawa Shuzo | "Green River" | Niigata | Silver |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Ginjo" | Gunma | Silver |
| Obata Shuzo | Manotsuru "Junmai Ginjo Genshu" | Niigata | Silver |
| Rokkasen | Yamahoshi "Junmai Ginjo" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Sakuramasamune | "Kinmare" Junmai Ginjo | Hyogo | Silver |
| Saura | Uragasumi Zen "Junmai Ginjo" | Miyagi | Silver |
| Suishin Yamane Honten | Junmai Ginjo "Inaho" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Tokoro Shuzo | Bojimaya "Junmai Ginjo Gohyaku Mangoku" | Gifu | Silver |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Umeichirin "Ginjo Karakuchi" | Chiba | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akita Seishu | Dewatsuru "Matsukura" Shizenmaishu | Akita | Gold |
| Akita Shuzo | Akitabare "Fuwari Hyakkoten" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Akita | Gold |
| Choryu Shuzo | "Omachi" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Nara | Gold |
| Gekkeikan Sake USA, Inc. | Gekkeikan "Black & Gold" | California | Gold |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Muku" | Niigata | Gold |
| Kayashima Shuzo | Nishinoseki "Tezukuri Junmaishu" | Oita | Gold |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Okuden Kantsukuri" | Nagano | Gold |
| Momokawa | Murai Family "Tanrei Junmai Sake" | Aomori | Gold |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Iwate | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Rihaku Shuzo | Rihaku "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Shimane | Gold |
| Saura | Uragasumi "Junmaishu" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Tajime | Chikusen "Junkara" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Seishu Sanran "Junmaishu" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Junmaishu" | Chiba | Gold |
| Yoshinogawa | "Komedake no Sake" | Niigata | Gold |
| Asama Shuzo | Higen "Junmai" | Gunma | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "65% Junmaishu" | Saga | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Saga | Silver |
| Genpei Shuzo | Genpei "Junmaishu" | Fukui | Silver |
| Hokusetsu Shuzo | Hokusetsu "Junmai" | Niigata | Silver |
| Kiuchi Shuzo | Kikuzakari "Junmaishu" | Ibaraki | Silver |
| Koshi no Hana Shuzo | "Kawasemi no Uta" Junmai | Niigata | Silver |
| Maihime Shuzo | Maihime "Karakuchi Ki-Ippon" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Nagano | Silver |
| Matsunoi Shuzo | Matsunoi "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Niigata | Silver |
| Takara Sake USA Inc. | Shochikubai "Tokubetsu Junmai" | California | Silver |
| Takasago Shuzo | Asahi Takasago "Morning Glow" Tokubetsu Junmai | Hokkaido | Silver |
| Tenzan Shuzo | "Jizake Tenzan" | Saga | Silver |
| Uchigasaki Shuzoten | Hoyo "Manamusume" | Miyagi | Silver |
| Yoshimura Hideo Shoten | "Nippon-jo" | Wakayama | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Kichibee" | Fukui | Gold |
| Yoshida Shuzoten | Tedorigawa "Yamahai Daiginjo" | Ishikawa | Gold |
| Tajima Shuzo | Fukuchitose "Toku" Yamahai Jungin | Fukui | Gold |
| Kurosawa Shuzo | Kurosawa "Junmai Kimoto" | Nagano | Gold |
| Ozawa Shuzo | Sawanoi "Iroha" Kiokejikomi | Tokyo | Gold |
| Suehiro Shuzo | Suehiro "Densho Yamahai Junmai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Kimoto Junmaishu" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Yoshida Shuzoten | Tedorigawa "Yamahai Junmai" | Ishikawa | Gold |
| Kiminoi Shuzo | Kiminoi "Emperor's Well" Junmai Daiginjo Yamahai | Niigata | Silver |
| Daishichi Shuzo | "Masakura" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Mifuku Shuzo | Mifuku "Iginjunsei" | Shiga | Silver |
| Amabuki Shuzo | Amabuki "Yamahai Junmai" | Saga | Silver |
| Daishichi Shuzo | "Junmai Kimoto Classic" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Kasumitsuru | Kasumitsuru "Kimoto Junmai" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Magiri" Junmai Honkarakuchi | Yamagata | Silver |
| Watarai Honten | Dewanoyuki "Shizenshu" | Yamagata | Silver |
