Rice represents the essential raw material in sake brewing, with its intrinsic qualities and processing methods critically influencing the beverage’s final flavour profile and aroma. The traditional ...

UNESCO added Japan's process of sake brewing to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. File Photo by Everett Kennedy Brown/EPA Dec. 5 (UPI) --The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural ...

James Jin pauses to wipe sweat from his brow as he manually mixes steamed rice early in the process of brewing his craft sake. As owner and brewer at Nova Brewing Co., Jin is bringing the ancient art ...

For Fukunari Wakabayashi, sake brewing isn’t just a craft — it’s a living expression of harmony between people, nature, and place. Inspired by his grandparents’ rice paddies and the creatures that ...

Kan-jikomi (brewing in winter) uses cold for slow, stable fermentation and finer sake; Edo bans reinforced it.

This week’s Red, White and Brew is going to be a little different as it is not a wine at all. Sake is more of a beer than anything else, even though it is often called rice wine. The process is closer ...

Fiona Chandra is an Indonesian-born freelance writer but she has called Los Angeles home for the past two decades. She has covered the Los Angeles dining scene for over a decade. When you arrive at ...

Visitors will be able to attend tours and tastings on Thursdays and Fridays starting Oct. 19. HYDE PARK — Cherry blossom trees welcome visitors to a new sake brewery by Asahi Shuzo, a major Japanese ...