Kitaya Kansansui JDG and Tenryo Koshu JDG Awarded Double Gold at 2011 San Francisco International Wine Competition

June 23, 2011

KITAYA KANSANSUI JDG AND TENRYO KOSHU JDG AWARDED DOUBLE GOLD AT 2011 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION

POMPTON PLAINS, NJ (June 22, 2011) Scoring unanimous top honors from the judging panel, Kitaya Kansansui Junmai Dai-Ginjyo and Tenryo Koshu Junmai Dai-Ginjyo were awarded DOUBLE GOLD at the 2011 San Francisco International Wine Competition. The San Francisco International Wine Competition is the largest and most respected international competition in the United States. Celebrating its 31st year, the 2011 competition was held at the distinguished Hotel Nikko in the heart of downtown San Francisco.

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