Yamada Nishiki Sake Rice: What Variety Is Really in Your Bottle?
Yamada Nishiki dominates sake rice talk, but it isn’t a ranking. Here’s what actually separates Yamada Nishiki, Omachi, Gohyakumangoku and Miyama Nishiki.
Yamada Nishiki dominates sake rice talk, but it isn’t a ranking. Here’s what actually separates Yamada Nishiki, Omachi, Gohyakumangoku and Miyama Nishiki.
Kubota sake helped turn Niigata’s tanrei-karakuchi style into a national trend. Here’s how snowmelt water, Gohyakumangoku rice, and one brewery’s bet changed sake.