Tokyo – The 2015 red wine ‘Polluce’ from the agricultural cooperative ‘Cincinnato Cori’ (in the province of Latina) won the silver medal at the international wine competition in Japan, ‘Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards 2017’, the prestigious showcase for Italian wine-producers who have already launched a dynamic export in the Land of the Rising Sun, where wine consumption grew by + 4.5% per annum in the last five years. It is a manifestation of growing visibility and importance, organised by Wine & Spirits Culture Association hosted by the Agnes Hotel in Tokyo. The first edition was held in 2014 and this year has collected 4,212 samples of wine from 37 nations around the world. Besides being the most important wine competition in Japan, it is the second world competition of wines with an all-female jury. (9Colonne)
