The world of sake, Japan's national drink, is vast and fascinating. There are many different flavor profiles and breweries to explore. Learning about all the varieties of sake and what makes them ...

Sake rice wine was made some 2,000 years ago, not long after wet cultivation of rice was introduced in Japan, although its origins may go as far back as 4,000 B.C. Methods of serving sake appeared in ...

Sip or slurp? Warm or chilled? Cheap or high end? Many Americans are not experts when it comes to sake, the alcoholic beverage that is an integral part of Japanese culture. “We drink it at weddings, ...

There are a few things about sake that may seem a little confusing. For one thing, sake is brewed. "The biggest common misconception is that it's a rice wine," said Hayes Swope, a sake sommelier and ...

I recently proclaimed a huge confession: I don’t get sake. I had attended sake tastings, sat through sake classes, watched sake documentaries. I had tried it, warm and cold, budget and high-end, ...

We’ve evolved to protect ourselves from dangerous food. We have a genetic predisposition to find spoiled vittles repellent, and we must “acquire a taste” for bitter or stinky foodstuffs like coffee or ...