G7/G8

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

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