Sake has a rich history complete with dragons and gods in ancient Japan. Today, the rice wine is still sacred and has UNESCO recognition for its intangible cultural heritage. Explore the rice wine in ...

Sake has fueled many joyous and commemorative occasions in Japan. Now, it has provided another reason to celebrate. UNESCO on Dec. 4 registered the “traditional knowledge and skills of sake ...

Q: What is “traditional sake-making”? A: Traditional sake-making refers to sake-brewing techniques using koji bacteria. These methods have been developed by craftspeople involved in sake ...

Exports of sake have been rocketing in recent years, as foreign drinkers develop a taste for the rice brew. But as one recent tasting competition showed, it's not just the Japanese stuff that's ...

Sake is one of my favorite drinks, not just because it’s delicious and helps silence the dogs constantly barking in my head but because it has such a vast and rich culture of brewing. Using only the ...

Sake, or nihonshu, is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold, which converts starch into sugar. The ancient brewing technique was recognized under UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage ...

"They think that the wine communities around the world are the most susceptible and appreciative of works of art craft sake brewing." This targeting of the wine enthusiast community appears to be ...

Sake, or nihonshu, is made by fermenting steamed rice with koji mold, which converts starch into sugar. The ancient brewing technique was recognized under UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage ...

They have been working on manufacturing a brewing apparatus to send to the Kibo experiment module developed by Japan for the ISS. Japanese sake brewing joins Unesco’s Intangible Cultural ...