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720ml
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$282.00
BY or “Brew Year” references that unlike the extended aging for most Kikuhime this Daiginjo is released in the...
1.8Ltr
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$493.05
$519.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 50% *Normally the B.Y., or Brew Year, is aged for one year before release...
720ml
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$245.10
$258.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 50% *Normally the B.Y., or Brew Year, is aged for one year before release...
720ml
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$541.50
$570.00
The Kikuhime Kukurihime Daiginjo Sake is made from Yamadanishiki rice from Yokawa with a milling ratio of 50% and...
720ml
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$42.00
12 bottles:
$39.90
The Kikuhime brewery goes against the grain. They choose to age their sakés for complexity rather than going for the...
720ml
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$199.50
$210.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 55%
*Made in the time consuming Yamahai method, naturally developing...
1.8Ltr
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$396.15
$417.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 55%
*Made in the time consuming Yamahai method, naturally developing...
1.8Ltr
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$236.55
$249.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% *Made in the time consuming Yamahai method, naturally developing...
720ml
Bottle:
$119.70
$126.00
*Yokowa AAA Rated Yamada Nishiki milled to 55% *Made in the time consuming Yamahai method, naturally developing...
Gewurztraminer Sake Sylvaner Japan Ishikawa
Gewurztraminer is renowned for being a particularly tricky grape varietal to grow and cultivate, but is one which plenty of wineries persevere with due to its unique properties and excellent flavors The vines themselves are highly robust, and can even be unruly when in the correct type of soil, but they cannot grow well in terroirs which contain chalk or other similar components. They are also extremely susceptible to a wide range of diseases and rot, and due to their early budding and fruiting, they cannot survive frost. However, despite these problems, in cooler climates and on the right terroir, the Gewurztraminer grape varietal produces wonderful results quite unlike any other vine. The pink grapes are packed full of elegant and sweet flavors, their relatively high sugar content offering a light sweetness alongside floral notes, perfumed and aromatic aromas, and a distinctive taste of lychees.
All over Japan, farmers and wine producers take the production of alcoholic beverages including plum wine and sake very seriously. It is an industry which dates back well over a thousand years, and is held in high esteem in this far east country, where plum wines and sake often accompany meals and are used for ceremonial purposes. Whilst plum wine is produced in a relatively similar way to grape based wines, sake requires a complex process more akin to the brewing of beer, except using a rice mash instead of other grains. The rising popularity of both of these drinks in the west has seen the drinks industry in Japan increase dramatically over recent years, and both quality and quantity has risen alongside demand, and is expected to rise further.