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720ml
Bottle: $24.00
12 bottles: $22.80
Made from local Kita Nishiki rice, which lends the sake a clear structure and sharp finish. Aromas of green apple...
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720ml
Bottle: $84.00
12 bottles: $79.80
Made from the top Yamada Nishiki sake rice from Yokowa, giving definition and transparency to the sake. Aromas of...
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720ml
Bottle: $34.80
12 bottles: $33.06
Rare Aiyama rice is only grown in Hyogo, and provides a bright and expressive base for sake. Aroma of fresh...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $27.36 $28.80
Made from locally grown Grade A Yamada Nishiki rice from Yoshikawa milled to 55%. Soft Ibo river water. Aroma of...
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1.8Ltr
Bottle: $46.17 $48.60
6 bottles: $45.60
The Hojo Biden Yamahai Junmai is a unique expression from a great Kyushu brewery, a bold sake designed to match the...
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720ml
Bottle: $21.66 $22.80
The Hojo Biden Yamahai Junmai is a unique expression from a great Kyushu brewery, a bold sake designed to match the...
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720ml
Bottle: $20.52 $21.60
Sturdy sake, strong rice flavors balanced by a beautiful dry acidity.
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1.8Ltr
Bottle: $62.13 $65.40
This is the taste of old school sake: deep, rich, bursting with umami, sweetness and acidity. Pairs beautifully with...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
900ml
Bottle: $30.78 $32.40
This is the taste of old school sake: deep, rich, bursting with umami, sweetness and acidity. Pairs beautifully with...
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720ml
Bottle: $35.34 $37.20
Bold and beautiful, Mizuho is carefully blended from a mix of 5- to 8-year-aged Junmai sake giving a silken texture...
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900ml
Bottle: $16.62 $17.50
A smooth, creamy and easy drinking sake meant to be enjoyed chilled. A faithful companion that can accompany you at...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $25.08 $26.40
• Made using the unusual “Asahi” sake rice giving the sake lightness and lift. • Beautifully classic example...
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Sake/Fruit Wine
720ml
Bottle: $14.31 $15.06
12 bottles: $11.83
This sake has aromas and flavors of pineapple, apple and papaya on the palate. It is satiny smooth with a bright,...
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Sake Savatiano Japan Fukuoka Prefecture Hyogo Prefecture

Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.

However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?

All over Japan, farmers and wine producers take the production of alcoholic beverages including plum wine and sake very seriously. It is an industry which dates back well over a thousand years, and is held in high esteem in this far east country, where plum wines and sake often accompany meals and are used for ceremonial purposes. Whilst plum wine is produced in a relatively similar way to grape based wines, sake requires a complex process more akin to the brewing of beer, except using a rice mash instead of other grains. The rising popularity of both of these drinks in the west has seen the drinks industry in Japan increase dramatically over recent years, and both quality and quantity has risen alongside demand, and is expected to rise further.