Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, Suzuka Suzuka, in Mie Prefecture. Known more for the Suzuka Circuit and its proximity to Yokkaichi, it may not immediately come to mind as the home of extraordinary sake. Yet this small city of fewer than 200,000 people lies cradled between the Suzuka mountain range and Ise Bay — a quiet place where water, history, and devotion converge. Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten stands close enough to the sea that from the rooftop of the brewery, the bay stretches out before you....

Sake rice Omachi 雄町 has been a favourite for longer than Yamada-Nishiki. It has also acquired a core group of fans in Japan, known as...

I am not a wine school instructor, nor have I received formal certification—I have learned about wine largely through personal study and...