Freeman Vineyard’s 2022 Akiko’s Cuvée Pinot Noir from the West Sonoma Coast was amongst three California wines served on the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo this week throughout President Donald Trump’s three-day go to to Japan. Hosted by newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the dinner additionally included Schramsberg‘s 2021 North Coast Blanc de Noirs and Far Niente’s 2023 Chardonnay from Napa Valley.
Akiko Freeman of Freeman Vineyard in Sebastopol. (Sonoma County Tourism)
At Freeman Vineyard in Sebastopol. (Sonoma County Tourism)
At Freeman Vineyard in Sebastopol. (Sonoma County Tourism)
At Freeman Vineyard in Sebastopol. (Sonoma County Tourism)
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Akiko Freeman of Freeman Vineyard in Sebastopol. (Sonoma County Tourism)
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George Glass, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, chosen the bottles after an in depth tasting of California wines.
Winemaker and co-founder Akiko Freeman, who was born in Japan, turned the primary girl to obtain the Inexperienced-White Achievement Award for agricultural excellence from the Agricultural Society of Japan. Final yr, her wines had been amongst these poured throughout a luncheon hosted by former Vice President Kamala Harris on the State Division to have fun the go to of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan.
Enjoyable truth: In his e-book “Wine and the White House: A History,” writer Frederick J. Ryan Jr. notes that President George H.W. Bush Sr. impressed the “America-only” wine coverage for White Home dinners that continues to be in place in the present day.
Freeman Vineyard’s Akiko Cuvée Pinot Noir was served on the U.S. Embassy in Japan throughout a presidential dinner. (Akiko Freeman)
