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— The Terroir of Japanese Sake
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Sake is a product of its land.
Water, rice, climate, and people——
We document the sake that could only
have been born in that place.
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The Terroir
of Japanese Sake
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Profiles of breweries across Japan — by brand, style, and philosophy
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How climate, water, and rice define the character of each sake-producing area
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Types, terminology, temperature, vessels — your introduction to sake
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How sake matches food, and how local sake finds its natural partner in local cuisine
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Featured Breweries
秋田県
Aramasa Sake Brewery
新政
The birthplace of Yeast No.6, the world's oldest active sake…
山口県
Asahi Shuzo (Yamaguchi)
獺祭
The Yamaguchi brewery behind 'Dassai' — globally recognized …
青森県
西田酒造店
田酒
Aomori's celebrated brewery whose name means 'sake of the pa…
京都府
齊藤酒造
英勲
The Fushimi brewery instrumental in reviving 'Iwai,' Kyoto's…
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— PHILOSOPHY
"Sake is a product of its land."
The crisp, dry sake of Niigata exists because of the snowmelt waters of the Echigo mountains and the long winters that slow fermentation. The soft, feminine sake of Fushimi was shaped by Kyoto's gentle mineral water and the subtlety of Kyoto cuisine. Every sake carries its place.
— COLUMN
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