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 ...

This Hudson Valley brewery is combining Japanese tradition with modern innovation to produce the "highest tier of sake." ...

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 ...

Sake, the drink of choice for the nobility in “The Tale of Genji” — Japan's most celebrated work ... such as oral traditions, performing arts, rituals and festivals. It’s not meant to ...

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 ...

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.