AWARD / Awards
2026
"SAKURA" Japan Women's Wine Awards 2026 Sakura Award
GOLD "NEO TRAIL ORANGE 2024" Coming Soon
2025
Awarded three stars at the Japan Winery Awards 2025.
2025
Japan Wine Competition 2025
2025
Japan Cider Cup 2025
Silver Prize : Purchased "Akiho Craft Cider"
Bronze Prize: Purchase of "Bungee Cider"
2024
Japan Winery Awards - Three-Star Winner
2024
Japan Cider Cup 2024
Silver Award (Bungee Cider 2022, Miyagi Cider 2022), Bronze Award (Akiu Craft Cider 2022)
2022
Japan Winery Award 2022 Connoisseurs Winery Award Winner
2022
Japan Wine Competition 2022 Silver Award (Koshu), Bronze Award (Chardonnay)
Silver Prize: "Koshu"
Bronze Medal "Chardonnay"
2022
Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) Bronz Prize
2022
Received the Excellence Award in the Food Bridge Category at the 51st Japan Agricultural Awards
2022
Japan Winery Award 2022 Connoisseurs Winery Award Winner
2021
Fuji Cider Challenge 2021 (International Competition) Bungee Cider Dry, Sweet Bronze Award
Bronze Medal Winner: "Bungee Cider (Dry & Sweet)"
2021
Japan Wine Challenge 2021 Bronze Award (Chardonnay 2020, Koshu 2020)
Bronze Medal Winners: "Chardonnay 2020", "Koshu 2020"
2021
Sakura Award 2021 Gold Medal Winner (River Winds Blanc 2020)
Gold Medal Winner: "River Winds Blanc 2020"
2020
Japan Wine Challenge 2020 Bronze Award (Chardonnay 2019, MBA Rosé 2019, Koshu 2019)
Bronze Medal Winners: "Chardonnay 2019", "MBA Rosé 2019", "Koshu 2019"
2020
Japan Winery Award 2020 Connoisseurs Winery Award Winner
2019
Japan Wine Challenge 2019 Bronze Award (Koshu Surrey 2018)
Bronze Award Winner: "Koshu Sur Lie 2018"
2019
2019 Fuji Cider Challenge (International Competition) Silver Prize, Bronze Prize Double Winner
2019
Japan Cider Award 2019 Taste Judging Highest Rating 3 Star Acquisition
2017
Selected as a Driving Company for the Regional Future 2017 (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
2017
Fuji Cider Challenge 2017 (International Competition) Silver Award, Bronze Award
2016
7th Regional Revitalization Award (Kyodo News, 45 local newspapers) Excellence Award
2015
SENDAI for Startups! Business Grand Prix 2015 (Sendai City) Excellence Award
MEDIA / Media Coverage
"Nile's NILE" Akiho Special Issue, June 2024
A story of Tohoku and Akiu woven through wine
https://nileport.com/features/p133299/
"Why a man from an unrelated field stepped up to revive Miyagi's wine industry... Sendai's Akiu Winery: 10 Years (Kahoku Shimpo Online)" March 13, 2024
https://kahoku.news/articles/20240312khn000043.htmll
Welcome to Sendai! HOTE~GO (Go from Hotel) January/February 2024 Issue: "Connecting Akiu" Cover
"Connecting Thoughts, Connecting Hearts (Sendai City Urban Development Policy Bureau)"
https://sendai-resilience.jp/shinsai10/interview/20210225_entry04_01.html
"Until a winery was revived in Miyagi: Chikafusa Mori, representative of Sendai Akiu Brewery, recounts the 8-year journey (YAHOO News)"
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/kawamotoshigeru/20211108-00266230
“Cooking Kingdom December 2022 issue”
https://cuisine-kingdom.com/magazine-202212
"We want to establish a wine culture in Miyagi Prefecture. An inland winery connected to the coastal area. (ONAGAWA days)"
https://onagawadays.jp/webmagazine/article/with-onagawa/issue10/
"Sendai's first winery (DELICIOUS TOHOKU) connects various locations throughout Miyagi Prefecture."
https://delicious-tohoku.jp/store/store09/
"The CEO's Resume"
https://donzoko-ceo.com/akiuwinery/