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Crafted From Organic Rice in the Akita Prefecture Our Saké expert,Certified Saké Professional and Judge in the U.S. and Japan and former global beverage director for Morimoto Group, Eduardo Dingler has selected this magical Saké. Of the sakés currently offered through our Store, this Ama No To “Heavens Door” surprisingly reminds us of a…
We’re thrilled to bring you the sake equivalent of a single-vineyard wine, and it’s one of the finest and rarest botlings we’ve ever discovered. The Benten Sawane Junmai Ginjo is crafted from a single strain of rice and pure mountain snowmelt from Japan’s leading sake prefecture, making this sake a picture of clarity, precision, and…
A hundred years ago, snow fell on Mt. Hakkusan. The following spring, it melted, seeping into the ground. Over the last century, it’s slowly worked its way down through layer after layer of rock, which filter out impurities and add their own minerals. It eventually ended up in the well of Fukumitsuya brewery in Ishikawa…
Sake’s Purest Expression, Crafted in an Igloo Our Saké expert,Certified Saké Professional and Judge in the U.S. and Japan and former global beverage director for Morimoto Group, Eduardo Dingler has selected this magical Saké. Saké enthusiast and Vinous reviewer Stephen Tanzer rated the Ginga Shizuku “Divine Droplets” a glowing 94 points. This Junmai Daiginjo —…
On a warm spring evening in 2018, we settled in at a bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo’s bustling entertainment district. We saw a beautiful, unfamiliar label behind the bar, so we asked for a taste—and we were greeted with one of the most elegantly complex daiginjo sakes we had tried in years! The flavors came in…
Two years ago, we spent more than ten months in hot pursuit of the award-winning HEAVENSAKE Junmai Daiginjo. When we finally offered it to our members, it became our single bestselling sake of all time. We’re now thrilled to offer that legend’s excellent stablemate, the HEAVENSAKE Junmai 12 Hyogo. A collaboration between Maison Rare Champagne…
We’ve been privileged to offer some of Japan’s finest sake through the years, but there’s a tier that we’ve never had the chance to bring to Wine Access members. These are bottles as prized as any Grand Cru Burgundy—and since production is often even smaller and demand within Japan is fierce, they’re all but impossible…
When it comes to the Imayo Tsukasa Black sake—a crystalline expression of Japan’s finest terroir—superlatives are the only way to describe it. This is a gorgeous, modern sake that will change how you think about the category, whether you enjoy it from a wide-bowled Burgundy stem or a traditional clay ochoko. A favorite in…
Richard Geoffroy’s sakes have held high honors from the beginning: His Assemblage 5 being poured by the glass at Thomas Keller’s three-Michelin-star The French Laundry. Many other Michelin-starred restaurants across the globe feature it as well. But today’s Assemblage Reserves goes beyond. Richard served for nearly three decades as Dom Pérignon’s chef de cave—the guy…
Immaculate Grand Cru Saké from the Pure Snows of Niigata Eduardo Dingler—our saké expert,certified saké professional, longtime judge, and former global beverage director for Morimoto Group—has come through with another massive hit for Wine Access saké lovers. Takeda, the brewery that produced this Katafune Junmai Genshu has achieved global acclaim, winning gold at the International…
This is the sake that altered the course of our sake expert Eduardo Dingler’s career, and it has the power to change the wine-to-sake ratio in any cellar. From the Japanese equivalent of Burgundy, the Kumaya Shuzo AN Tokubetsu is a singular bottle reminiscent of a rich Meursault, revealing layer upon layer of mandarin and…
It took two years, more than 30,000 miles in the air, and 16 generations for one of the best sakes we’ve ever tasted to make it stateside. It was worth the wait. And once you take the first sip of this elegant, layered sake that has all the complexity of great Bordeaux blanc or Grand Cru…
It took two years, more than 30,000 miles in the air, and 16 generations for one of the best sakes we’ve ever tasted to make it stateside. It was worth the wait. Once you take the first sip of this elegant, layered sake that has all the complexity of great Bordeaux blanc or Grand Cru…
At first, I noticed the long lines around their booth at a sake competition composed mainly by younger sake drinkers, which piqued my curiosity. I was told Takachiyo is revolutionizing the sake world with their 59 lineup showcasing several chapters of Junmai Ginjo Nama all using the same milling percentage on the rice, 59% and…
A 370-meter container ship steamed into Los Angeles from Tokyo. Laden with nearly 19,000 TEUs, the leviathan was carrying just about everything under the sun, from Lexuses to lychees. But we were tracking just one unit, a twenty-foot reefer in which was buried a laughably small load—one that would barely fill the cargo space in…
Japan’s Answer to Burgundy Last year I had the pleasure of attending the Niigata Sake No Jin Festival, a celebration that gathers nearly 90 of Japan’s premier sake producers to showcase the bounty of their season. As I entered the packed tasting room, which had a record attendance of 142,000 people, I spotted Takeda San…
Sometimes a wine can be a wake-up call. This sake, from one of Japan’s most legendary producers, is exactly that. In fact, it changed how we think about sake as a category, and today we’re honored to gove you the potential for your own “aha” moment. The Tamura Shuzo Ginginga Junmai Ginjo has dazzling complexity…
Ripe cantaloupe, honeydew, and pear notes with a subtle umami backbone. Slightly higher acidity. Finishes crisp and refreshing. 15% ABV
Vibrant with balanced sweetness, hints of citrus, and pineapple as a chilled sessionable Summer staple. OR soothing notes of coconut, sweet potato, and apple when warmed fir the Winter months. 11% ABV
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