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

Sake is stronger than beer or wine made from ... to sugar and sugar to alcohol – a more complex process than making wine from sugar-rich grapes. What's koji? Koji is mould from bacteria found ...

The old way of making Japanese sake is finally getting its due. This week, UNESCO officially added the Japanese rice wine to its list of the "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” ...