The Sake Samurai Association, in partnership with the International Wine Challenge, is offering restaurateurs, journalists and distributors an opportunity to win an all expenses paid trip to Japan.

The competition is in association with the IWC's Sake Contributor Award and winners will visit five prefectures and meet five Kuramotos for one week between late February and early March 2011.

Members of the Sake Samurai Association will host the winner throughout the entire trip.

Entrants should compose a draft of no more than 300 words on how their contribution to sake awareness helps to raise its profile in the UK and/or Europe. Entrants should also attach a recent CV for the judge's attention.

The successful candidate will be asked to write a report of their trip upon their return of 1,000 words which will be posted on the IWC's website.

Closing date for receipt of entries is July 30, 2010.

The winner will be notified by August 12, and will be a guest of the Sake Samurai Association at the International Wine Challenge Awards Dinner, Hilton Park Lane, London on September 7th 2010.

Entries should be sent to the following address:

Sake Contributor Award
International Wine Challenge
William Reed Business Media Ltd
Broadfield Park
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 9RT

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