審査員

陳 銘基
DipWSET, CS, CSW, 酒サムライ, きき酒師
JSS Overseas Support Desk (Asia), The ‘Future 50’ Wine & Sake Winner
Co-founder of the Hong Kong Wine Academy
Principal Lecturer & Wine and Sake Educator

香港の著名なワインと日本酒の専門家。教育者、ライ ター、インターナショナルジャッジ、 コンサルタント等、様々 な業界で活躍しており、日本酒造組合中央会の海外サ ポートデスク(アジア)も務める。また、教育者としては香港 ワインアカデミーを共同設立し、 香港、マカオ、台湾、中 国にて多くのプログラムを提供。プロの審査員としては、 IWSC, IWC, Berlin Wine Trophy & Asia Wine Trophy等、様々な国際コンペティションでの審査を担当 している。

松崎 晴雄
1960年横浜市生まれ。上智大学外国語学部卒業後、 西武百貨店入社。売り場とバイヤーを担当。平成9年 酒類ジャーナリスト・コンサルタントとして独立。著書に「日 本酒のテキスト」（同友館）「日本酒ガイドブック」（柴 田書店）「the SAKE BOOK（英語対訳つき）」 （実業之日本社）。福島県、静岡県、愛媛県の清酒 鑑評会審査員、長野県、佐賀県の原産地呼称管理 委員会審査委員のほか、「全米日本酒歓評会」 「International Sake Challenge」等、国際的な日 本酒コンペティションの審査員を担当。日本酒輸出協会 の会長も務める。

沼田　まどか

2004年11月、香港のCity Super Group(シティー スーパー グループ)で日本の酒類販売のキャリアをスター トし、2015年5月まで香港の小売店で和酒バイヤーとし て勤務。同年香港から沖縄に移住。 現在はフリーランス 事業として「sakeand」を運営。海外への酒類輸出と販 路開拓コーディネーター、また、酒と泡盛ライターとしても 活動中。国際的な日本酒のキャリアを活かし、世界市 場での日本の酒類認知度向上の為に、たゆまぬ努力を 続けている。

宇都宮 仁

Hitoshi Utsunomiya was born in Ehime, Japan, in 1959. He worked for 25 years in the technical division of Japan National Tax Agency. He also researched the flavor of Sake at National Research Institute of Brewing for 10 years. He established the flavor terminology and reference standards for the sensory analysis of Sake. He also studied the food pairing of Sake from a scientific perspective. He is renowned as one of the most knowledgeable persons in Japan for the technology of brewing science and tasting skills of Sake. He has been invited as a judge in many sake contests worldwide.
Currently, he is a director of Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association. He is in charge of technical issues related to Sake and Shochu and overseas promotion.

市島 健二

酒造業界で30年以上の経験を持っており、異業種や 海外からの日本酒業参入コンサルタントもおこなっている。 IWC等国際的な日本酒コンペティションの審査員も務 め、日本酒を世界で最も人気のあるアルコール飲料のひ とつにすることを目指して、力を注いでいる。

FRANK CHEN

Frank has over 8 years of experience in the sake industry and is currently a sake buyer in a major sake distributor and retailer in Hong Kong. Before joining the industry, Frank has been working in Japanese companies for years. Since he tasted sake for the first time, he has become strongly interested in it. He is the holder of the WSET®️ Level 3 Sake Certificates and the Sake Sommelier Institute of Japan (SSI) International Kikisake-shi qualifications. 

BENNY LEE

Mr. Benny Lee, who has worked as media and graduated from the Institute of Japanese Studies at Chinese University, has several professional qualifications, including JSA Sake Diploma, Sake Sommelier Institute (SSI) Sommelier, Shochu Sommelier<br>and Lecturer, SSI International Lecturer, UK Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Japanese Sake and Wine Instructor, Hong Kong’s first Sommelier of Japanese Sake Sommelier Association (SSA), etc. He is also the official trainer for “Dassai”.

MATT HUI

Matt Hui DipWSET, CS, CSW, FWS Sommelier Wine  Sake Education Centre Principal Educator Matt Hui has been teaching WSET wine and sake courses for many years. With his strong tasting and teaching experiences students are able to learn theory through tasting. Apart from WSET wine and sake qualification Matt is also a candidate for Master of Wine (MW) and judge in IWSC for years.

ANDREW LAM

Andrew has been working in the F&B industry over 14 years. He has been engaged in related work since completing the sommelier & Kikisakeshi course in 2014. Since 2017, he has been participating in various wine & sake competitions including Young Sommelier Competitions (Top 6), world Kikisaki-shi competitions (one of the HK Winner & Representative), East Asia blind tasting competitions (Finalist) etc. Now he is working in F&B company as a General Manager, managed a wine & sake menu of all outlets, he is also one of the founders of “Sake Project”.

ZACHARY YU

Zach is one of Hong Kong’s most celebrated wine and spirit experts. Zach started his career as sommelier in 2004. In 2010, he was appointed Head Sommelier / Beverage Manager at 5-star Langham Place Hotel. He built and opened the hotel’s wine room, now recognized as one of the most innovative in Hong Kong. He revamped the hotel’s wine list, and introduced ground-breaking food & wine pairings for the hotel’s Michelin starred restaurant, for which he won numerous prestigious awards, local and international.

REBECCA LEUNG

Rebecca, who holds a WSET Diploma, is now a WSET Certified Educator, providing professional wine tasting courses for wine lovers and industry insiders; she has her own wine tasting blog “Wine is Beautiful”, and has written wine tasting columns in many newspapers and magazines, and is also the host of radio shows.
In order to turn her interest into practical experience and knowledge, Rebecca has visited wineries in many countries in the past years, and has traveled to countless wine regions, and even served as a judge of international wine competitions.