MANOTSURU won the GOLD MEDAL
At the world’s largest and most respected wine
competition,
IWC-INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE 2007 !
London’s IWC had set up the Sake
Category , and it was announced on 22th, May,
only 11 sake got
 the Gold Medal out of 228
brands from all over JAPAN.
Since 1892, MANOTSURU has been producing high
quality,
handcrafted sake on a beautiful island, Sado .in
Niigata prefecture.
Starting with pure, soft groundwater, and
world-famous sake rice,
Sado has become known as an excellent place to
produce sake.
 MANOTSURU’ s family emblem is “The Four
Diamonds”, which means the essential factors for
brewing sake…"rice" "water" "people" and
"nature". The combination of those factors makes
MANOTSURU such impressive and memorable.
 MANOTSURU won the gold medals at the national
sake competition for 6 years in a row, and it is
the longest record in Niigata where is known as
Sake Kingdom .
Toji (Sake Master), Kenya Kudo (36) is one of
the youngest toji in Japan. |
A
very flowery fruit-like fragrance. Melon and apple on the
nose. Well-balanced, light and smooth taste with a clean
finish stands out when served just a bit cooler. 
Got
the GOLD MEDAL at IWC