Agricultural corporation Community Space Sujak in Dongsang-myeon, Wanju County, North Jeolla, said on the 13th that it won two grand prizes in the traditional liquor category at the 2026 Korea Wine & Spirits Awards.
The Korea Wine & Spirits Awards is Korea's representative liquor evaluation event, now in its 13th year. ChosunBiz has hosted it annually since 2014 with the goal of "discovering good domestic liquor, promoting it widely, and supporting the formation of a sound drinking culture."
About 260 companies submitted a total of 1,118 brands to this year's event. It is the largest among domestic evaluation events that cover comprehensive liquor. Of these, 449 brands won the grand prize.
Community Space Sujak's "Sumeungol16" won the grand prize for the third consecutive year through this year in the traditional liquor yakju and cheongju category. Another product, "Sumeungol12," also won the grand prize in the traditional liquor Korean rice wine (draft makgeolli) category. Both products are brewed using local agricultural products. They feature a combination of traditional production methods and modern brewing technology.
Community Space Sujak is focusing not only on producing traditional liquor but also on developing products using local specialties. It developed the distilled soju "Nabi" series using Bongdong ginger, a specialty of Wanju, and plans to operate makgeolli brewing experiences and distilled soju experience programs using a newly prepared experience space.
Lee Jin-young, head of Community Space Sujak, said, "The combination of Wanju County's tradition and modern brewing technology made it possible to produce high-quality yakju and Korean rice wine," adding, "We will use this award as an opportunity to further solidify the brewery's foundation for independence and work to spread home-brewing culture and revitalize local tourism."