TOKYO - Mercian Corporation's Chteau Mercian Mariko Winery placed 53rd in the World's Best Vineyards 2022(https://www.worldsbestvineyards.com), held in Argentina on October 26 (local time).

The Chteau Mercian Mariko Winery is the only Japanese winery to have placed in the competition three years in a row. Other winners include five wineries whose wines are imported and sold by Mercian Corporation: Gonzalez Byass - Bodegas Tio Pepe (Spain) in 6th place, Robert Mondavi Winery (United States) in 7th place, Trapiche (Argentina) in 17th place, Opus One Winery (United States) in 24th place, and Penfolds Magill Estate (Australia) in 49th place.

As a leading winery in Japan, Chteau Mercian will continue to produce high-quality Japanese wines and communicate this homegrown quality domestically and internationally to expand brand recognition as well as contribute to the overall development of the Japanese wine industry.

About Kirin Holdings

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited is an international company that operates in the Food & Beverages domain (Food & Beverages businesses), Pharmaceuticals domain (Pharmaceuticals businesses), and Health Science domain (Health Science business), both in Japan and across the globe.

Kirin Holdings can trace its roots to Japan Brewery which was established in 1885. Japan Brewery became Kirin Brewery in 1907. Since then, the company expanded its business with fermentation and biotechnology as its core technologies, and entered the pharmaceutical business in the 1980s, all of which continue to be global growth centers. In 2007, Kirin Holdings was established as a pure holding company and is currently focusing on boosting its Health Science domain.

Under the Kirin Group Vision 2027 (KV 2027), a long-term management plan launched in 2019, the Kirin Group aims to become 'A global leader in CSV, creating value across our world of Food & Beverages to Pharmaceuticals.' Going forward, the Kirin Group will continue to leverage its strengths to create both social and economic value through its businesses, with the aim of achieving sustainable growth in corporate value.

Creating Shared Value: combined added value for consumers as well as for society at large.

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