This is the first time, that BiH exports wine to Japan and that the BiH wine can be found in the Japanese stores.

For having these results, the FIPA Country Representative in Japan Mr Shigehiko Nishihama made important efforts.

Japanese import company named M & P Corporation (Tokyo) decided to import total 9 kinds of BiH wine (6 Red, 3 White) from 2 wineries Vinogradi Nuic (Ljubuski) and Vino Manastir Tvrdos (Trebinje).

From Vinogradi Nuic, 6 kinds of wine, (4 Red, Blatina Barrique 2011, Blatina Premium 2010,       Blatina Quality 2011, Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, and 2 White, Zilavka Premium 2012, Zilavka Quality 2012)

From Vino Manastir Tvrdos, 3 kinds of wine, (2 Red, Vranac 2010, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, and 1 White, Zilavka 2012)

These 9 kinds of BiH wine have already started to sell at stores and on the Web-site of the shopping mall in Japan, for example, as follows; http://item.rakuten.co.jp/chichukai/c/0000000358/

Consumers of Japanese markets are satisfied with high quality of BiH wine and enjoyed tasting special original grape, Blatina, Zilavka and Vranac. Japanese consumers recognized high quality of wine from the BiH original grape.

Last March, 4 BiH wineries participated at FOODEX Japan, the biggest International Food and Beverage Exhibition in Asia since 1976. (Every March, once a year) http://www3.jma.or.jp/foodex/en/

FIPA Country Representative in Japan Shigehiko Nishihama had good relations with BiH wineries more than 10 years; he visited their wineries and promoted the quality of BiH wine to Japanese.

It takes long years but finally he succeed to find trustworthy reliable Japanese importer for BiH wine.

The FIPA Country Representative in Japan Mr Nishihama will continue to do best for promoting and growing BiH wine at the Japanese market.

The successful results of the first exporting of the BiH wine to Japan is great honour for BiH showing the high quality of wine for world-wide markets like Japan, and contribution for the BiH economy.