News
Straight Press Covers Shichiken’s Kura Master 2026 President’s Award

Straight Press reported on October 14, 2026 that Yamanashi Meijo’s Shichiken Hoshi no Kagayaki Sparkling received the President’s Award in the sake competition at Kura Master 2026 in Paris.
According to the report, it is the first sparkling sake to receive the competition’s top sake award since Kura Master began in 2017. The article also explains that the sake is made through a secondary fermentation in the bottle.