All Japan News Blog
2024-01-24
By Kosuke Kuji This series introduces the sake representative of each season. This report introduces the winter “draft sake.” Hot sake is delicious during the frigid winter season. Production starts w...
2024-01-17
Please avoid exposure to ultraviolet light when storing sake - very harmful to the quality of sake - or direct sunlight. The quality of sake will degrade under direct sunlight within one to two hours....
2024-01-10
By Ryuji Takahashi The 2023 Beaujolais Nouveau was released on November 16. I am sure many of our readers are familiar with this wine, so to explain simply, Beaujolais Nouveau is a new wine pressed in...
2024-01-03
Sake tasting typically starts by evaluating the color. Most sake products sold today are colorless. Sake brewed today is pressed, decanted, and then filtered further. Fine particles are completely rem...
2023-12-27
By Kosuke Kuji This report introduces representative seasonal sake. In this issue, we introduce “Autumn released draft sake” enjoyed in the fall season. Autum released draft sake is representative of ...
2023-12-20
Warming Terms and TemperaturesAround 41F: Chilly from the snow (chilly in snow weather) Around 50F: Chilly spring weather, refrigerate for approximately an hour.Around 59F: Cool and refreshingAround...
2023-12-13
By Ryuji TakahashiThe Japanese celebrate World Sake Day on October 1, marked with various sake events organized nationwide. October 1 is designated as World Sake Day for several reasons. Traditionally...
2023-12-06
Sake brewing plants equipped to brew sake year-round are referred to as “all-season (sake) brewing facilities,” or “all-season (sake) breweries.” Also, brewing sake year-round is also referred to as a...
2023-11-29
By Kosuke KujiSake is representative of its brewing season, consumed seasonally when the flavor is most savory and delicious. Since ancient times, the Japanese custom is to savor seasonal flavors duri...
2023-11-15
Sake consists of four different types – Aromatic Sake, Refreshing Sake, Pure Sake, and Mellow Sake. This issue introduces two of the four sake types. Pure Sake: Rich, Junmai sake Delicious season: Fal...
