G7/G8
G7 Ise-Shima Summit
(Selection of Japanese Wine)
May 26, 2016
The Japanese wines offered during the various meals at the Ise-Shima Summit were selected through an impartial screening by the G7 Ise-Shima Summit Japanese Wine Selection Committee. The G7 Ise-Shima Summit Japanese Wine Selection Committee consisted of the following members (titles omitted):
(1) | Nami Goto (Chair) | : | President, National Research Institute of Brewing; |
President of the Jury, the Executive Committee of the Japan Wine Competition | |||
(2) | Kenichi Ohashi | : | President, Yamajin, Co., Ltd. |
Japan Sommelier Association certified Senior Wine Advisor | |||
Master of Wine | |||
(3) | Shin Kibayashi | : | Manga writer and author; co-author of The Drops of God |
(4) | Masahiko Sugihara | : | Senior Sommelier, Shima Kanko Hotel |
(5) | Shinya Tasaki | : | Chairman, Japan Sommelier Association |
President, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale | |||
(6) | Takuro Tatsumi | : | Actor |
Honorary Sommelier, Japan Sommelier Association | |||
Vice President, Association of Nippon’s Wine Lovers | |||
(7) | Hiroshige Seko | : | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
Representative, Wine Legislation Study Group |