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Varietal: Yamada Nishiki ???
The King of Sake Rice: Sake made with Yamada Nishiki rice tends to be fragrant, fruity, elegant, and complex. It also polishes extremely well making it adept at making light and fruity ginjo-shu.
Country: Japan
Japan is best known for producing sake rice wine which it has produced for centuries. However, recently Japan has received recognition for it's contribution in the areas of beer and whisky as well. But Sake remains the best known of Japanese wines. Although it is commonly called rice wine, its production process is more similar to beer than wine, as starch (not fructose) feeds the fermentation process. Undiluted sake reaches alcohol levels higher than beer or wine, as high as 20% alcohol by volume.
Region: Niigata
Snowy, good rice, lots of mountains with clear water, and a great bunch of master brewers (toji). Very famous for very pristine, clean, dry sake. Perhaps the most popular place for sake brewing in Japan.
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Type: Sake