Globally noted alcoholic brands often bear the names of their producing regions, like champagne, Bordeaux wine and Scotch whisky. Still, this is not the case with Japanese sake. “Rice wine is ...

OME, Japan--Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing ...

Asahi Shuzo, the maker of Dassai, is going to brew sake in space for the first time in history. The first space-brewed sake ...

The 2,500-Year-Old Japanese rice wine joins the ranks of Haiti's Joumou soup, Tajikistan's Oshi Palav, and Tunisia's Harissa. The old way of making Japanese sake is finally getting its due.

Sake in the U.S. is served in Japanese restaurants but typically not in other places. We asked one expert how this fermented ...

Brewers believe traditional Japanese drink will see a renaissance now it has gained a world heritage listing. Sake, a traditional rice wine known as nihonshu, ranks as one of Japan's most famous ...

Featured in the Finals of the 2024 ASI European, Middle East & Africa Sommelier Championship -- In November 2024, the Association de ...

Contrary to popular perception, the Japanese fermented rice drink is versatile enough ... It’s very hard to pair that with wine. But with sake, it’s a walk in the park.” ...

With Japanese sake? No problem. The lack of tannins ... Sake is made with rice, water, yeast and koji. Unlike wine grapes, rice needs to convert its starch into sugar before starting fermentation.

the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back to the eighth century, but it's not the star of the show. Most visitors come for the close to 10,000 red and ...