| Kimio Iwano, Ph.D | Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University |
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| Koichi Saura | Chairman, Sake Samurai Association |
| Toshihiko Koseki | Brewing Process Research Director, Yamagata Research Institute of Technology |
| Shigeaki Mikami | Director, Fundamental Research Division, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Atsuko Isogai | Senior Researcher, Safety and Quality Research Division, National Research Institute of Brewing |
| Beau Timken | Owner, True Sake (San Francisco Specialty Sake Store) |
| John Oszajca | Director, Kokusai Sake Kai |
| Hiromi Iuchi | Vice President, Japan Culture Trade Organization |
| Chris Johnson | Brand Consultant, Sake One |
| Paul Tanguay | Tippling Bros. Beverage Consultants, Vine Connection, National Sake Educator |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asabiraki | Asabiraki "Kyokusen" Daiginjo | Iwate | Gold |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Ippongi Kubo Honten | Denshin "2008" Junmai Daiginjo | Fukui | Gold |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Yumewa Masayume" (Dreams Come True) | Fukui | Gold |
| Kizakura | Kizakura "Daiginjo" | Kyoto | Gold |
| Kodama Jozo | Taiheizan "Tenko" | Akita | Gold |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Daiginjo" | Gunma | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Junmai Daiginjo" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Daiginjo Shizukusake "Juhachidai Ihei" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saito Shuzo | Eikun "Ichigin" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gold |
| Sakai Shuzo | "Shizukuzake" Daiginjo | Yamaguchi | Gold |
| Shindo Shuzoten | Gasanryu "Gokugetsu" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Shinozaki | Kunigiku "Daiginjo 19BY" | Fukuoka | Gold |
| Shirakabe Gura | Shirakabe Gura "Daiginjo" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Tanabe Shuzo | Echizen Misaki "Daiginjo" | Fukui | Gold |
| Tenzan Shuzo | "Hitenzan" Daiginjo | Saga | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Seishu Sanran "Daiginjo Shizukuzake 17.9%" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Seishu Sanran "Daiginjo Shizukuzake 18.0%" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Yoshikawa Tojinosato | Yoshikawa Toji "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Gold |
| Chiyomusubi Shuzo | Chiyomusubi "Daiginjo Tobingakoi" | Tottori | Silver |
| Dewazakura Shuzo | Dewazakura "Yukimanman" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Junmai Daiginjo" | Saga | Silver |
| Kamisugi Shuzo | Tobindori "Daiginjo" | Aichi | Silver |
| Kinshihai Shuzo | Echigo Toji "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Miyao Shuzo | Shimeharitsuru "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Yumedono" Daiginjo | Nagano | Silver |
| Muromachi Shuzo | Sakura Muromachi "Kiwami Daiginjo Muromachi Jidai" | Okayama | Silver |
| Nakamura Kamekichi | "Tamadare" Daiginjo | Aomori | Silver |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin "Daiginjo" | Iwate | Silver |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Daiginjo" | Akita | Silver |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Akita Sake Komachi Shikomi" Daiginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Sento Shuzojo | Tosa Shiragiku "Daiginjo" | Kochi | Silver |
| Seto Shuzo | Azumacho "Daiginjo" | Saga | Silver |
| Shimizu Jozo | Zaku "Daichi" Daiginjo | Mie | Silver |
| Shinozaki | Kunigiku "Daiginjo 18BY" | Fukuoka | Silver |
| Tajima Shuzo | Fukuchitose "Fukuchoju" | Fukui | Silver |
| Takenotsuyu | Hakurosuishu "Dewasansan" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Tamanohikari Shuzo | "Banshu Kumesan Yamadanishiki" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Silver |
| Tentaka Shuzo | Tentaka "Silent Stream" | Tochigi | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiyokotobuki Toraya | Chiyokotobuki "Toranoko" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Gassan Shuzo | Ginrei Gassan "Daiginjo" (Uedaya) | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kamenoi Shuzo | Kudoki Jozu "Junmai Daiginjo" | Yamagata | Gold |
| Kinoshita Shuzo | Tamagawa Gold Medal Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gold |
| Koshi no Hana Shuzo | Koshi no Hana "Chotokusen" Daiginjo | Niigata | Gold |
| Mifuku Shuzo | Mifuku "Jungingokujo" | Shiga | Gold |
| Momokawa | Murai Family "Daiginjo Sake" | Aomori | Gold |
| Murashige Shuzo | Kinkan Kuromatsu "Daiginjo" | Yamaguchi | Gold |
| Saito Shuzo | Eikun "Koto Sennen" Junmai Daiginjo | Kyoto | Gold |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Shozui" Junmai Daiginjo | Yamagata | Gold |
| Aoki Shuzo | Kakurei "Daiginjo" | Niigata | Silver |
| Asama Shuzo | Higen "Daiginjo" | Gunma | Silver |
| Hananomai Shuzo | Hananomai "Gentei Junmai Daiginjo" | Shizuoka | Silver |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Tokusen" Junmai Daiginjo | Fukui | Silver |
| Kurosawa Shuzo | Kurosawa "Junmai Daiginjo Premium Reserve" | Nagano | Silver |
| Miyoshikiku Shuzo | Ulala | Tokushima | Silver |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Junmai Daiginjo" | Gunma | Silver |
| Rihaku Shuzo | Rihaku "Junmai Daiginjo" | Shimane | Silver |
| Shindo Shuzoten | Gasanryu "Kisaragi" Daiginjo | Yamagata | Silver |
| Tenzan Shuzo | "Hotarugawa" Junmai Daiginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Uchigasaki Shuzoten | Hoyo "Kura no Hana" | Miyagi | Silver |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Daiginjo" | Chiba | Silver |
| Yamanashi Meijo | Shichiken "Kinu no Aji" | Yamanashi | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asahi Shuzo | Dassai "Junmai Ginjo 50" | Yamaguchi | 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 |
| Fuchuhomare | Wataribune "Junmai Ginjo Rokamae Gojugo" | Ibaraki | Gold |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Junmai Ginjo" | Saga | Gold |
| Imada Shuzo Honten | Fukucho "Suigetsu" Junmai Ginjo (Moon on the Water) | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Imanishi Seibei Shoten | Harushika "Junmai Ginjo Genshu" | Nara | Gold |
| Kaba Shuzojo | Shiramayumi "Ginjo" | Gifu | Gold |
| Kiuchi Shuzo | Kikusakari "Junmai Ginjo" | Ibaraki | Gold |
| Momokawa | Murai Family "Sugidama Sake" | Aomori | Gold |
| Nagai Shuzo | Mizubasho "Ginjo" | Gunma | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Adatara Ginjo | Fukushima | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Sakura Ginjo | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saiya Shuzoten | Yuki no Bosha "Junmai Ginjo" | Akita | Gold |
| Shimizu Jozo | Zaku "Miyabi no Tomo" Nakadori | Mie | Gold |
| Shinozaki | Kunigiku "Junmai Ginjo" | Fukuoka | Gold |
| Suzuki Shuzoten | Akinota "Junmai Ginjo" | Akita | Gold |
| Aihara Shuzo | Ugonotuski "Junmai Ginjo" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Amabuki Shuzo | Amabuki "Aiyama" Junmai Ginjo | Saga | Silver |
| Fukuchiyo Shuzo | Nabeshima "Ginjo" Summer Moon | Saga | Silver |
| Gassan Shuzo | Gassan no Yuki "Junmai Ginjo" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Goto Shuzojo | Seiun "Hayate" Junmai Ginjo | Mie | Silver |
| Iinuma Honke | Kinoene "Yuga" Junmai Ginjo | Chiba | Silver |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Kinmuku" | Niigata | Silver |
| Ishizuchi Shuzo | Ishizuchi "Midori Label Funeshibori" Junmai Ginjo | Ehime | Silver |
| Kameizumi Shuzo | Kameizumi "Yamadanishiki" Junmai Ginjo | Kochi | Silver |
| Kokuryu Shuzo | Kokuryu "Tokusen Ginjo" | Fukui | Silver |
| Mioya Shuzo | Yuho "Junmai Ginjo" | Ishikawa | Silver |
| Miyao Shuzo | Shimeharitsuru "Jun" | Niigata | Silver |
| Nishida Shuzoten | Nishida "Kikuizumi" | Aomori | Silver |
| Rokkasen | Yamahoshi "Junmai Ginjo" | Yamagata | Silver |
| Sanwa Shuzo | Garyubai "Junmai Ginjo" | Shizuoka | Silver |
| Saura | Uragasumi Zen "Junmai Ginjo" | Miyagi | Silver |
| Seitoku Meijo | Houo Seitoku "Ginjoshu" | Gunma | Silver |
| Takano Shuzo | Koshiji Fubuki | Niigata | Silver |
| Tenju Shuzo | "Chokaisan" Junmai Ginjo | Akita | Silver |
| Umenoyado Shuzo | "Gin" Junmai Ginjo | Nara | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuchuhomare | Taiheikai "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Ibaraki | Gold |
| Goto Shuzojo | Kuwana Tokubetsu Junmai | Mie | Gold |
| Ishimoto Shuzo | Koshi no Kanbai "Muku" | Niigata | Gold |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Tokujo" | Fukui | Gold |
| Momokawa | Murai Family "Tanrei Junmai Sake" | Aomori | Gold |
| Nanbu Bijin | Nanbu Bijin "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Iwate | Gold |
| Okunomatsu Shuzo | Okunomatsu "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Saura | Uragasumi "Junmaishu" | Miyagi | Gold |
| Shirakabe Gura | Shirakabe Gura "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Hyogo | Gold |
| Tenzan Shuzo | "Jizake Tenzan" | Saga | Gold |
| Tonoike Shuzoten | Seishu Sanran "Junmaishu" | Tochigi | Gold |
| Umeda Shuzojo | Honshuichi "Junmaishu" | Hiroshima | Gold |
| Yoshikawa Tojinosato | Tenkeiraku "Tokubetsu Junmai" | Niigata | Gold |
| Aihara Shuzo | Ugonotsuki "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Akita Seishu | Dewatsuru "Matsukura" | Akita | Silver |
| Akita Shuzo | Akitabare "Fuwari Hyakkoten" Tokubetsu Junmaishu | Akita | Silver |
| Higashiyama Shuzo | Konteki | Kyoto | Silver |
| Miyasaka Jozo | Masumi "Okuden Kantsukuri" | Nagano | Silver |
| Morikawa Shuzo | Hakuko "Tokubetsu Junmaishu" | Hiroshima | Silver |
| Murashige Shuzo | Kinkan Kuromatsu "Junmaishu" | Yamaguchi | Silver |
| Ozeki Sake U.S.A., Inc. | Ozeki Regular | California | Silver |
| Seto Shuzo | Azumacho "Homon" | Saga | Silver |
| Shindo Shuzoten | Ura Gasanryu "Fuka" Junmaishu | Yamagata | Silver |
| Shinozaki | Kunigiku "Junmaishu" | Fukuoka | Silver |
| Tomita Shuzo | Shichihonyari "Junmaishu" | Shiga | Silver |
| Ume Ichirin Shuzo | Ume Ichirin "Junmaishu" | Chiba | Silver |
| Brewery | Label | Prefecture | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daishichi Shuzo | "Masakura" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Kato Kichibee Shoten | Born "Shinuchi Kichibee" | Fukui | Gold |
| Kurosawa Shuzo | Kurosawa "Kimotozukuri" Junmai | Nagano | Gold |
| Mifuku Shuzo | Mifuku "Iginjunsei" | Shiga | Gold |
| Naba Shoten | Minato Tsuchizaki "Yamahaishikomi" | Akita | Gold |
| Suehiro Shuzo | Suehiro "Densho Yamahai Junmai" | Fukushima | Gold |
| Daishichi Shuzo | "Minowamon" | Fukushima | Silver |
| Kasumitsuru | Kasumitsuru "Yamahai Junmai" | Hyogo | Silver |
| Kiminoi Shuzo | Kiminoi "Emperor's Well" Junmai Ginjo Yamahai | Niigata | Silver |
| Shirakabe Gura | Shirakabe Gura "Yamahai" Tokubetsu Junmai | Hyogo | Silver |
| Shirakabe Gura | Shirakabe Gura "Kimoto" Tokubetsu Junmai | Hyogo | Silver |
| Tajima Shuzo | Fukuchitose "Fuku" | Fukui | Silver |
| Tajima Shuzo | Fukuchitose "Toku" | Fukui | Silver |
| Tohoku Meijo | Hatsumago "Kimoto Junmaishu" | Yamagata | Silver |
