Sake winemaking & styles
Every sake guide in winemaking & styles — 4 in all. Read the overviews for free; the deeper material comes with a subscription.
Grades of Sake
A study guide to the grades of sake — futsu-shu versus premium, the eight special-designation grades, and the two axes of polishing ratio and added alcohol.
Read guide →Reading a Sake Label
A study guide to reading a sake label — the essential kanji, the labelling terms kimoto, yamahai, muroka, nama and genshu, and what SMV and acidity tell you.
Read guide →Speciality Styles
A study guide to sake's speciality styles — nigori, nama-zake, sparkling, taru-zake, kijoshu and koshu — and the production choices that create each one.
Read guide →Tasting & Evaluating Sake
A study guide to tasting sake — the scales of sweetness, acidity, umami, fruitiness and intensity, how to run a calibration flight, and reading style in the glass.
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