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Olive oil sommelier class for Japanese held in Rome

ROME, Italy - Japanese women taste different kinds of olive oil during a class to train sommeliers held for them in Rome on Nov. 3, 2014.

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Japan opens doors for "jeans sommeliers"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the store manager of G-Star RAW Store Tokyo Shibuya arranging jeans before the shop opens on Nov. 21, 2013. A G-Star International employee took the exam for Japan's first "jeans sommeliers" certification exam earlier in the year.

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A man samples a wine during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy.

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - Winemakers from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture hold their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris on Feb. 20, 2012, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy.

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A woman takes notes during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy.

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30 people due to undergo training to become seasoning meisters

TOKYO, Japan - A course for vegetable sommeliers, launched by the Japan Vegetable & Fruit Meister Association in 2001, is becoming popular.

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Trading companies help revitalize local areas

TOKYO, Japan - The first exam to certify ''grain sommeliers'' is held under sponsorship of the Japan Millet Association in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 10, 2005.

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Spanish wineries seek to boost brand reputation in China

STORY: Spanish wineries seek to boost brand reputation in China DATELINE: April 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. Sequence Shots on the exteriors of Fira de Barcelona in Montjuic, where the Barcelona Wine Week is held 2. Sequence Shots on the interior of the venue full of stands of Spanish wineries with visitors tasting the products 3.SOUNDBITE (Spanish): MARIA NARANJO, Food industry director of ICEX 4.Sequence Shots on sommeliers at the BWW 5.Sequence Shots on stands, bottles, wine barrels and visitors 6.SOUNDBITE (Spanish): DANIEL DE MANUEL, Export manager of Protos STORYLINE: At the ongoing Barcelona Wine Week 2022, wine producers and trade officials stress the importance of boosting the reputation of Spanish wine brands in China. Maria Naranjo, food industry director of the Spanish export and investment agency ICEX, says China, the fifth largest importer of Spanish wine worldwide, is a "strategic partner." SOUNDBITE 1 (Spanish): MARIA NARANJO, Food ind

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30 people due to undergo training to become seasoning meisters

TOKYO, Japan - A course for vegetable sommeliers, launched by the Japan Vegetable & Fruit Meister Association in 2001, is becoming popular. (Kyodo)

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Trading companies help revitalize local areas

TOKYO, Japan - The first exam to certify ''grain sommeliers'' is held under sponsorship of the Japan Millet Association in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 10, 2005. (Kyodo)

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More Japanese men lured to appeal of being 'vegetable sommeliers'

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2009, shows Tomokazu Nomura, manager of Vegetable Sommelier Store Ef: in Tokyo, at work in his store. Nomura is one of a number of accredited male ''vegetable sommeliers'' in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - Winemakers from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture hold their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris on Feb. 20, 2012, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy. (Kyodo)

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A man samples a wine during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy. (Kyodo)

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A woman takes notes during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy. (Kyodo)

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Olive oil sommelier class for Japanese held in Rome

ROME, Italy - Japanese women taste different kinds of olive oil during a class to train sommeliers held for them in Rome on Nov. 3, 2014. (Kyodo)