The ancient Japanese art of brewing ... and flavor of the sake? I had never tasted expensive high-grade sake before, which prompted another question. How delicious can a drink made from fermented ...

A preliminary review of Japan's UNESCO proposal to elevate its craft of sake brewing to ... includes performing arts, festivals, social customs and traditional craft techniques.

Sake, Japan's traditional brewed alcoholic drink, has been steadily trending overseas for some time. Sure, the painstakingly crafted rice wine gained a boost last year when the knowledge and ...

In early December, UNESCO added Japan's sake-brewing process ... are venturing into so-called craft sake to win over new fans. We look at how a drink rooted in a centuries-old tradition is opening ...

Women were largely excluded from sake production until after World War II. Sake making has a history of more than a thousand years, with strong roots in Japan's traditional Shinto religion.

An curved arrow pointing right. The Gozenshu Brewery is one of the few in Japan using bodaimoto, a 600-year-old fermentation method, to make sake. They use it to make junmai, or pure rice sake ...

Sake has been a Japanese staple for thousands of years. Discover its history and learn how to properly drink sake from industry experts. "The importation of premium sake began about 30 years ago ...

A primer on how to drink sake mirrors that of ... which relates to the traditional Japanese rice wine you'd expect.

As Japan strives to preserve and pass down the traditional art of sake brewing with kōji mold, the effort has taken on renewed significance following its designation as a UNESCO Intangible ...

This exclusive program offers first-hand experience of Japan’s traditional brewing and distilling techniques, which were recently recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The sake ...