OKAYA, Japan (AP) — Not long after dawn, Japanese sake brewer Mie Takahashi checks the temperature of the mixture fermenting at her family’s 150-year-old sake brewery, Koten, nestled in the foothills ...

The 2,500-Year-Old Japanese rice wine joins the ranks of Haiti's Joumou soup, Tajikistan's Oshi Palav, and Tunisia's Harissa. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of ...

“What we’re really trying to do is express the flavors of locally grown California rice, much in the same way that a Japanese brewery wants to showcase their local rice and local water.” Troy ...

On June 19 and 20, 2026, the 17th Sake Fair, organized by the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS), was held in ...

Toji ("Toji-san") Yamamoto has dedicated his life to brewing sake by hand. At 68 years young, he's the brewmaster at Yoshida Brewery in Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture. It's 144 years old and one of only ...

Thanks to the prosperity of Japanese restaurants abroad, Japanese sake has been increasing its popularity. On the other hand, back in Japan the sake industry is facing serious challenges. The number ...

Sake is delicious yet deadly. On first taste it’s subtle and sophisticated. It tiptoes about the palate. It arrives politely and even bows. Then, before too long, it kicks you off your feet. For while ...

When Zack Oakes discovered Sake Nomi in Pioneer Square, he knew the alcoholic beverage sake only from Japanese restaurants where it is often served hot. “But real sake has to be consumed slightly ...