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-Event Report-The world’s largest natural wine festival “RAW WINE TOKYO” will be held for the first time in Japan on May 12th and 13th in Tokyo!
Tickets sold out as soon as they went on sale, and approximately 1,600 people attended over the two days.
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RAW WINE TOKYO, the world’s largest natural wine festival that is attracting attention all over the world, will be held for two days on May 12th (Sunday) and 13th (Monday), 2024. The event was held for the first time in Japan at Terada Warehouse B&C HALL (Tokyo). Tickets sold out as soon as they went on sale, and approximately 1,600 people attended over the two days. Participants came not only from Japan but also from neighboring countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, Australia, America, Europe, and Thailand, and included general wine lovers, including distributors, importers, bar and restaurant owners, and other wine lovers.
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“RAW WINE TOKYO” is a two-day limited event where you can encounter carefully selected natural wines, bio wines, and more from around the world by Isabelle Legeron, the first French female Master of Wine*. It’s a wine fair. To date, the RAW WINE Fair has been held in cities around the world, including London, Berlin, and New York.
*Master of Wine: The most prestigious qualification in the wine industry, recognized by the UK-based Master of Wine Association.
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The long-awaited “RAW WINE TOKYO”, which will be held for the first time in Asia, features over 200 natural wine producers from over 15 countries around the world, as well as popular restaurants in Tokyo that offer food that is perfect for pairing. “Bonton”, “Longrain”, “apero”, and “Normtea” opened stores.
The first batch of tickets, which went on sale in March, sold out within five days, and additional tickets sold in May also sold out in just two days, and we received many voices of anticipation for the event even before the event began.
On the day of the event, approximately 1,600 visitors participated over the two days. We had the opportunity to interact directly with producers and brewers from around the world, including popular domestic wines and wines from around the world that have not yet arrived in Japan, and enjoy the food that goes perfectly with them.
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Among the wines on display, there were especially many wines that had not yet arrived in Japan, and visitors commented, “These were all wines I had never encountered before, but they were all fascinating and full of new discoveries.” “I hope to see you again next year in Japan.” We received many comments expressing their expectations for the next event. As this is the first event in Japan, Japanese wine producers and sake breweries are also participating, including Domaine Takahiko from Hokkaido and La Grande Colline Japon from Okayama. It was a lively event with many foreign producers and visitors visiting. ■Comment from RAW WINE president Isabelle Rougeron MW
We are very happy to be able to hold RAW WINE TOKYO for the first time here in Tokyo, and to be able to connect so many producers and wine lovers. We are also proactively preparing for next year’s event, so please continue to pay attention to RAW WINE!
■RAW WINE TOKYO event overview
[Event name] RAW WINE TOKYO
[Venue] Terada Warehouse B&C HALL (2-1-3 Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) [Date/Time] Sunday, May 12, 2024 and Monday, May 13, 2024 (two shifts each) Morning session: 10:00~14:00/Afternoon session: 14:30~18:30
■Isabelle Regelon MW
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“Introduction to Natural Wine” (Exknowledge) is popular not only for natural wine lovers but also for beginners who are just starting out in the world of natural wine, and is currently available in 9 languages. Currently being published.
■What is RAW WINE?
RAW WINE was founded by Isabelle Legelon, France’s first female Master of Wine, with the goal of popularizing and developing natural wine, and connects wine lovers such as wine producers, oenologists, importers, and wine producer associations. The world’s largest natural wine platform. The website provides a wide range of data on thousands of types of wine, including manufacturing and processing methods, and is viewed by more than 50,000 people a month. From its beginnings as a small local community, RAW WINE has grown to host fairs around the world, including Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, Montreal, Toronto, London, Copenhagen, and Paris. RAW WINE, which has been working for many years with the goal of building a large-scale natural wine trade network and expanding awareness of natural wine, will continue to connect natural wine producers and consumers around the world, We will spread the word about natural wine.
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