The outcomes of the National New Sake Appraisal, the place sake breweries from throughout Japan compete for the most effective sake, had been introduced on the twenty fourth, and 20 factors from Yamagata Prefecture had been chosen for the significantly glorious gold award, rating first among the many prefectures.
Fukushima Prefecture, which was attracting consideration as the primary ever tenth straight victory, completed fifth with 14 factors.
“National New Sake Appraisal” is the one nationwide sake appraisal that has been held because the Meiji interval by the National Research Institute of Brewing in Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture to enhance the manufacturing know-how and high quality of sake. So, 818 factors had been exhibited for the 111th time.
The outcomes of the judging that came about from final month to this month had been introduced at 10:00 am on the twenty fourth, and 394 factors had been chosen as “winners”, of which 218 factors had been chosen as significantly glorious “gold medals”.
Of the gold prize winners, sake from Fukushima prefecture obtained 14 factors, three factors lower than final 12 months.
From 2013, two years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear accident, Fukushima Prefecture has been the capital 9 occasions in a row till final 12 months, three years in the past when the ultimate examination to determine the gold prize was canceled because of the affect of the brand new coronavirus. The variety of gold prize winners by prefecture grew to become the very best in Japan, and this time, consideration was paid as to whether it could be the primary time in historical past to win 10 consecutive wins.
However, it ranked fifth, following Yamagata prefecture with 20 factors, Hyogo prefecture with 19 factors, Nagano prefecture with 16 factors, and Niigata prefecture with 15 factors.