The Aging Care Wine Research Institute will hold the 3rd Aging Care Wine Certification Test, 2025 A/W.
From August 18, 2025, wine importers and wineries based in Japan will be able to enter through the institute's website.
Here are the details.
About the Aging Care Wine Certification Test
“Aging care” refers to maintaining health in ways appropriate to one's age; in this program, the focus is on wine's potential anti-glycation effects.
The Aging Care Wine Research Institute was jointly established in December 2023 by Mottox Inc. and Professor Shinichi Sugiura of Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts.
The institute established an experimental system for quantifying anti-glycation activity in wine and certifies wines meeting its criteria as “Aging Care Wines.”
In 2024 it held its first and second certification tests and certified 201 of 888 wines in total. In the second test, 2024 A/W, 127 wines from 13 countries were certified from 468 entries submitted by 26 companies.
About the 3rd Aging Care Wine Certification Test, 2025 A/W
After the test, participants will receive not only the certification result but also a measurement of each wine's total polyphenol content, expressed as gallic-acid equivalents.
First-time participating companies can enter up to 12 items free of charge, while companies that took part previously can enter up to 24 items free as a continuing-participant benefit.
Eligible applicants are wine importers and wineries based in Japan.
Companies interested in the program may want to check the details below.
Reference
3rd Aging Care Wine Certification Test, 2025 A/W — Entry Guidelines
Eligible applicants: Wine importers and wineries based in Japan
Entry period: August 18–October 3, 2025
Sample submission deadline: October 10, 2025
Results announcement: November 14, 2025 on the institute website
Special website: https://www.kotoka.jp/certification-inspection/
Entry fee: Free for up to 12 items.
*From the 13th item onward: JPY 27,500 per item including tax.
*Companies that participated in the 2nd test, 2024 A/W, may enter up to 24 items free as a continuing-participant benefit.