Vegetable Sommelier Summit 2026 March Results Announced! Aiming for Further Value Enhancement of Agricultural Products

The Japan Vegetable Sommelier Association (Location: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Eiji Fukui) holds the "Vegetable Sommelier Summit," a competition for vegetables, fruits, and agricultural processed products, with the aim of further enhancing the value of agricultural products and revitalizing agriculture. We are pleased to announce the results of the March session, which was held on the 25th of this month.

March Awarded Items List [Fresh Produce Division] Grand Gold Award ・Ishi Salt Tomato (Kawazoe Farm / Itoshima City, Fukuoka Prefecture) Gold Award ・Tsuya Purun® (Pana Plus Co., Ltd. / Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture) ・Suifu Asparagus (Kushiyama Farm / Mikkocho, Yatsushiro City) ・Kinmi Carrot (Matani Farm / Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture) ・Organic Beni Haruka (Riguru Vege / Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture) ・Selvatico (KOBA84 Farm / Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture) ・Gencho no Moto (Hanai Tomato Farm / Kisosaki Town, Mie Prefecture) ・Yamamoto's Special Asparagus (Yosuke Yamamoto / Tenri City, Nara Prefecture) ・Parsnip (Marukou Horticulture / Tarumizu City, Kagoshima Prefecture) Silver Award ・Fresh Cucumber (Shimizu Farm / Kazo City, Saitama Prefecture) ・Koku Paris® (Pana Plus Co., Ltd. / Tochigi City, Tochigi Prefecture) ・Premium Mini Tomato Arle (Nishimori Farm / Kawaminami Town, Miyazaki Prefecture) ・Asparagus Grown with Natural Spring Water and Temperature Differences (Umamura Farm / Imari City, Saga Prefecture) ・Kinuama Edamame (Nishimura Shoten Co., Ltd. / Ibusuki City, Kagoshima Prefecture) ・Naturally Grown Snap Peas (Sorano Yasai / Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture) ・Anno Potato (Riguru Vege / Kochi City, Kochi Prefecture) ・Enoyan Lotus Root (Kazuhiro Enomoto / Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture) ・Shinma (Sugichu Horticulture / Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture) ・Spinach (Daichi no Takaramono / Fujikyu, Miyoshi Town, Iruma District, Saitama Prefecture) ・Nira (Hitoshi Tokumasu / Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture) ・Unzen Kurihara Leek (Kurihara Negi Co., Ltd. / Kunimi Town, Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture) ・Genki Morimori Yamamori Farm (Leek that Fits in a Pot / Miura City, Kanagawa Prefecture) ・Fuji no Kagayaki (Obara Fruit Orchard [Obara Grape Orchard] / Masuda Town, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture) ・Aiko (Makokko Farm / Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) ・Shun no Mini Tomato (Tomato Specialty Sugaya Farm / Hokota City, Ibaraki Prefecture) ・Hoshi no Asparagus (Hoshino YA / Minamishimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture) ・Naturally Grown Snow Peas (Sorano Yasai / Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture) ・Ishida Eggplant (Ishida Eggplant / Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture) ・Tanikawa Farm's Aged Beni Haruka (Tanikawa Farm / Abira Town, Hokkaido) ・Shiraishi Lotus Root (Kazumasa Matsuo / Shiroishi Town, Kishima District, Saga Prefecture) ・Naturally Grown New Onion (Sorano Yasai / Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture) ・Kamada Farm's Supreme Garlic (Kamada Farm Co., Ltd. / Nakasatsunai Village, Hokkaido) ・Kujo Leek (Awazu Farm, Masayuki Awazu / Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) ・Shine Muscat (Obara Fruit Orchard [Obara Grape Orchard] / Masuda Town, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture) ・Tree-Ripened Kanatsu (Kongo Farm / Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture)

[Processed Goods Division] Gold Award ・Traditional Kiriboshi Daikon (Eri Hamamoto / Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture) ・Atami・Yugawara ♨ Mikan Jelly (Takara no Hatake Farmcation / Yugawara Town, Kanagawa Prefecture ・ Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture)