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

Japan's sake industry is hoping for a lift in exports, particularly to Asia and the United States, after UNESCO added the ...

IWAKUNI, Yamaguchi Prefecture—Sake brewery Asahi Shuzo Co. has announced out-of-this-world plans to brew rice wine on the International Space Station next year. However, space is not the final ...

Japan's sake industry is hoping for a lift in exports, particularly to Asia and the United States, after UNESCO added the rice wine-brewing process to its list of intangible cultural heritage. Women ...

TOKYO, Dec 5 — Japanese tipples sake and shochu — and the knowledge and skills honed over centuries to make them — have been added to Unesco’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. AFP looks at how sake, ...

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.” ...

The outcome is uncertain, and no one knows if brewing sake in microgravity will actually succeed. It’s not easy to make sake, however. Here on Earth, fermentation relies on a delicate balance of ...

Just like you can’t brew beer without yeast (without it, there wouldn’t be fermentation), you can’t make sake without koji. Similar to wine, the key to enjoying sake is simply to savor it.

Japanese tipples sake and shochu -- and the knowledge and ... to sugar and sugar to alcohol -- a more complex process than making wine from sugar-rich grapes. - What's koji?

the company known for the sake brand Dassai, has announced plans to launch the ingredients — Yamada Nishiki rice, koji mold, yeast and water — necessary to make the Japanese rice wine into space.

STORY: This Tokyo brewery dates back to the days of the samurai. It’s making sake, Japan’s traditional rice wine. But the industry has been battling decades of declining sales at home ...