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720ml
Bottle:
$48.88
6 bottles:
$43.99
Our Junmai Daiginjo is crisp with nuanced notes of honeydew, lemon peel, and white flowers. Enjoy chilled, or as a...
720ml
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$33.63
$35.40
Inspired by Shiokawa-san's experience making sake all over the world, from Northern California to Indonesia. This...
1.8Ltr
Bottle:
$50.73
$53.40
6 bottles:
$50.40
A classic dry sake inspired by local lore, Yuki Otoko is the yeti of north Japan, said to haunt the mountains and...
180ml
Bottle:
$10.69
$11.25
A classic dry sake inspired by local lore, Yuki Otoko is the yeti of north Japan, said to haunt the mountains and...
720ml
Bottle:
$22.80
$24.00
A classic dry sake inspired by local lore, Yuki Otoko is the yeti of north Japan, said to haunt the mountains and...
300ml
Bottle:
$17.50
12 bottles:
$16.63
The ‘Yuki Otoko’ is a mythical creature said to inhabit the snowy mountains of Niigata. Large and hairy it hides...
720ml
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$25.20
12 bottles:
$23.94
The ‘Yuki Otoko’ is a mythical creature said to inhabit the snowy mountains of Niigata. Large and hairy it hides...
Arneis Ice Wine Sake Japan Niigata Prefecture
The Arneis white wine grape varietal is a native fruit of the beautiful northern region of Piedmont, in Italy. Whilst it has had great success over recent decades in several New World countries, Arneis has been cultivated for centuries in northern Italy, where it is recognized as one of the most representative grapes of the region. Arneis has long been used as a blending grape, due to its highly aromatic character, but it is becoming more and more common to see single variety bottles made using this grape. At its best, Arneis produces beautifully full bodied white wines, packed full of orchard fruit and apricot flavors, with a fine crispness and acidic punch. However, it is a notoriously difficult grape to cultivate successfully, hence its name which translates as 'little rascal'.
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.