June 5 | 10:00–16:15 – HoReCa Day (Hungarian Pavilion)
Tastings, presentations, and networking opportunities with importers, tailored for HoReCa professionals, including sommeliers.
10:00-12:00 “Discovering Hungary”
A journey through Hungary’s wine regions, featuring carefully selected Hungarian wines, presented by renowned winemakers Sarolta Bárdos, Csilla Sebestyén and Zsófia Kövesdi.
The tasting will be hosted by Sommelier Hiroshi Ishida.
12:00-13:30 Lunch in Miska Kitchen & Bar
13:30–14:15 Introducing Hungarian wines by the “SAKURA” Japan Women’s Wine Awards by wine professional Sayumi Sawabe
14:15-15:00 “The best of Hungary”
Hungarian wines and wineries presented by Japanese importers
15:00-15:30 Walk-around tasting and B2B meetings with the importers
Hungary Foods Supply Inc.
Ms. Azuma Takae
Ypsilons Co., Ltd.
Ms. Yamaguchi Csilla
Suzuki Business Co.,Ltd
Ms. Machiko Pollard
Ms. Yukiko Nishimura
15:30-15:45 Raffle followed by a closing speech
(Raffle Game Rules and Privacy Policy)
15:45-16:15 Pavilion tour (optional programme)
Hiroshi Ishida is a Sommelier, based in Tokyo. He is the co-founder of Michelin starred Restaurant L’aube, and corporate sommelier of the restaurant company “HUGE”, which operates 40 outlets in Japan. He was named Best Sommelier of Japan in 1996, 1998 and 2014, and was placed 3rd at the World’s Best Sommelier competition in 2000, and became Best Sommelier of Asia Oceania in 2015. In 2011, he was awarded the title of “Contemporary Master Craftsman” by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and in 2014 he received the “Medal of Honour with Yellow Ribbon” from the Cabinet Office. He was a judge for the Decanter Asia Wine Awards from 2013 to 2020.