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 ...
California was once a hotbed of Japanese wine producers, until 20th-century legislation boxed them out. Over a hundred years later, a comeback is underway.
Sales of sake have been further squeezed by the continuing popularity of a spirit called shochu, plus whisky, wine and "highballs" - canned drinks that mix either fruits or whisky with fizzy water.
OME, Japan--Deep in a dark warehouse the sake sleeps, stored in rows of giant tanks, each holding more than 10,000 liters (2,640 gallons) of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing ...
While sake exports have grown dramatically in the past decade, still less than 5 percent of Japan’s total production is currently exported. “It’s something I’m very keen on—the capacity of local ...