To help you navigate the often complex world of sake, we spoke with several experts about the rice-based Japanese spirit.

Old Japanese Drink to its “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” list. More specifically, UNESCO added the "traditional knowledge and skills of sake-making with koji mold in Japan." ...

Just like you can’t brew beer without yeast (without it, there wouldn’t be fermentation), you can’t make sake without koji.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. But they do. Sake has been increasingly popular among French people lately. Imports of ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Akiko Katayama covers Japanese food and culture. If you like Japanese food, you may enjoy Japanese sake as well. But many of us drink sake ...

The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in ... captured more than the craft knowledge of making high-quality sake. It also honored a tradition dating back some 1,000 years — sake ...