It's clear. It's made from rice. Its flavors don't recall those of wine, or beer, or spirits distilled from grain. The labels are often beautiful and calligraphic but (for anyone who can't read ...

As sake continues to gain attention in the U.S., more brands can be found available in stores. But not all of them are worth purchasing, especially these.

Lucy Simon is a New York-based wine, spirits, and food writer has been with Food & Wine since the spring of 2021. Sake one-cups first hit the world at the opening ceremony of the 1964 Summer Olympics ...

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It was right after the Lunar New Year, an auspicious time for ceremonies, and we huddled under umbrellas as a Shinto priest ...

This U.S. National Sake Appraisal, started in 2001, is an international sake competition conducted by Kokusai Sake Kai, the International Sake Association. The 2024 edition of the Appraisal saw 587 ...

Before buying sake, be sure to check the grade. Sake is graded as either premium or nonpremium—in Japanese, tokutei meishō-shu (literally, “special designation sake”) or futsū-shu (“ordinary sake”).

NINOHE, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On November 3, Nanbu Bijin Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ninohe City, Iwate; President: Kosuke Kuji), which exports sake to 54 countries and regions around the world, ...