16.01.2012 - Vinexpo news selection
The Japan Sommeliers Association Vice-President, Shinya Tasaki, received the Yellow Ribbon medal for his contribution to the promotion of the profession of sommelier.
The Yellow Ribbon medal is given to “those who thanks to their fervor in their profession have become models for the nation.”
Shinya Tasaki is the fourth sommelier that has been honored this way, after Katsumi Asada, Takashi Atsuta and Kazuyoshi Kogai, the former presidents of the JSA.
“To me this medal is more a tribute to the profession of sommelier than a personal reward. I will keep on contributing to the training of sommeliers”, Shinya Tasaki declared. (Sommeliers International – December 2011)