Sake goes well with various dishes around the world, and in fact it makes a fine pair with sweets, especially chocolate, the symbol of sweets. Though chocolate is often associated with snacks served f

Rice-producing Akita prefecture is known as the land of sake. They are proud of the local sake rice called Akita-sake-komachi The estimated production volume (brown rice) hit 2,567 tons in 2019. It ra

Traceability has been viewed important in various fields, which is also applied to sake brewing industry. As to rice and rice products trade, the Rice Traceability Act has required the transaction rec

Shikomimizu is water for brewing sake. It is used in most every process, starting from rice washing, soaking, up to water addition to lower the alcohol concentration of unprocessed sake. Some brewerie

In 1986, Miyagi Prefecture announced itself as the “Prefecture of Junmaishu”. Since then, they have focused on creating junmaishu using local rice. Even after 1990, they have been trying to make brewi

The cold season especially enhances our desire to drink warmed sake. You can enjoy sake at your favorite temperature. Though there is no special rule on warming sake, it is generally said that, depend

――In addition to Champion Sake, you received Sake Brewer of the Year for the second consecutive year, entering many brands of your sake in the contest. It’s a great result. ◆ We always enter all

As Japanese cuisine (washoku) has come to be widely recognized since recorded on the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, Japanese sake has also become increasingly popular around the world. Fa

At 5:00p.m. on December 7th, four months later than most years, final results of the IWC (International Wine Challenge) were released on the Internet. The IWC Champion Sake 2020 went to Kid Muryozan J