Check out this buying guide and exploration of the best craft sakes from Japan, with an emphasis on richer, more nuanced ...

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 ...

TENDO, Yamagata Prefecture--Serious rice wine drinkers overseas tend to fall over themselves trying to get their hands on “ginjo” high-quality sake produced by Dewazakura Sake Brewery Co ...

This is likely why international audiences frequently refer to sake as "rice wine," even if that's not quite right. But Japan ...

They have spent the past seven years trying to cultivate an ancient strain of Japanese rice considered ... the top wine regions in the world. So I think we will see more and more sake breweries ...

now offers a sparkling sake. Not a wine, beer or spirit, the alcoholic drink doesn't slot neatly into a category. Brewed in Japan for over 1,000 years, it's made from fermented rice, water ...

Last year, while the import values of major alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and whiskey decreased compared to the same period in 2023, only sake (日本酒·Japanese rice wine) surged due ...

The wood panelled room is warm and welcoming, as is the bar’s owner, Yusuku Shimoki. He smiles broadly as our group settles ...

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 ...