Soga was born into a winemaking family based in the central Japanese prefecture of Nagano. He studied brewing at university and worked for a while as a microbiologist. But his passion for wine ...

Asahi Shuzo, the company behind the sake brand Dassai, has plans to ferment sake on the International Space Station in 2025.

Medical accounts of red wine headaches go back to Roman times, but the experience is likely as old as winemaking – something ...

Old Japanese Drink to its “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” list. More specifically, UNESCO added the "traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan." ...

of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating back more than 1,000 years. Junichiro Ozawa, the 18th-generation head of Ozawa Brewery, founded in 1702, hopes sake ...

Sake, the smooth rice wine that p… LUQUE, Paraguay — Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It's brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savored in the country ...

It might make the wine community have an even a higher appreciation for wine.” “Starting up in Japan is quite an adventure,” says Geoffroy, who likens the work he did bringing multiple personalities ...

Food-friendly Japanese sake. Sake’s alcohol level is around 15%, almost the same as wine at around 12 to 14%. But when it comes to food pairings, there are notable differences. First ...

of the Japanese rice wine that is the product of brewing techniques dating back more than 1,000 years. Junichiro Ozawa, the 18th-generation head of Ozawa Brewery, founded in 1702, hopes sake ...