Sake we recommend Best of the best: Tamura Shuzo Ginginja Junmai Ginjo Our take: A refreshing summer sake that’s fruity and aromatic. What we like: Polished to 60%.

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

Kinpou Odayaka Junmai Ginjo, Nida Honke Fukushima Prefecture “This Natural producer uses no pesticides, fertilizer, or chemicals in the production of his sake.

If the sake is junmai, however, no alcohol will have been added. Ginjo and daiginjo sakes may also have added alcohol, unless they are labeled junmai ginjo or junmai daiginjo.

I would pair it with a sake that also has a little sweetness like the Dewazakura Omachi Junmai Ginjo ($44). A touch of sweetness can really support a full-flavored dish.” ...

And then there’s the manager Lawrence Wang, who will help you discover a $9 can of junmai sake brewed with snowmelt from the northern Hokkaido region, or a juicy junmai ginjo sake from Akabu ...

This U.S. National Sake Appraisal, started in 2001, is an international sake competition conducted by Kokusai Sake Kai, the International Sake Association. The 2024 edition of the Appraisal saw ...

Sake has been brewed in Japan for thousands of years. The most expensive kind, made with polished grains of rice, is called junmai daiginjo. One bottle can easily cost over $100.

9. Nanbu Bijin Tokubetsu Junmai ($9) Apple, plum, and pear sing high notes in this light-on-the-palate sake that punches above its weight, sipping more like a junmai ginjo.

Tsunan Sake Brewery proudly presents our ‘GO POCKET DOLCE,’ a premium Junmai Ginjo Sake, now featured on AirJapan’s in-flight meals for medium-haul international routes. This selection by ...

The drinks include Hananomai ‘Katana’ Extra-Dry Junmai Ginjo Sake, which is created through a longer than normal brewing process.