Brands

"Shichinin no Samurai" (Seven Samurai) is a sake named after the masterpiece film by director Akira Kurosawa. Like the samurai in the movie, it is characterized by a strong and robust taste. It is a satisfying bottle where you can enjoy the original umami and richness of rice.

"Rashomon" is the flagship brand synonymous with Tabata Shuzo. Named after Ryunosuke Akutagawa's masterpiece, it expresses its profound worldview through taste. Its quality recognized by the world is guaranteed, creating a supreme masterpiece with a harmony of gorgeous aroma and mellow taste, winning the Grand Gold Award at "Monde Selection" for 34 consecutive years.

"Satoko no Osake" is a Junmai Ginjo sake personally crafted by Satoko Hasegawa, the 7th generation owner of Tabata Shuzo. Insisting on local rice, water, and yeast, it was brewed with the delicate sensibility unique to a female master brewer. Featuring a refreshing aroma and gentle sweetness, it is an easy-to-drink bottle recommended for sake beginners and women.

"Daitoichi" is a traditional brand of Tabata Shuzo that has been loved since its founding. It contains the founder's wish to "brew the best sake in Japan (Daito)." It continues to be loved as a local evening drink sake with its refreshing taste that you never get tired of drinking, such as honjozo sake.

"Tsuremoteikora" is a locally rooted brand meaning "Let's go together" in Wakayama dialect. As the name suggests, it is characterized by an unpretentious taste suitable for drinking with close friends. Enjoyable both cold and hot, it is a local sake blended into the daily life of Wakayama.

"Kishu Sakigake" is a brand with the wish to be a pioneer of sake brewing in Wakayama (Kishu). The Daiginjo is characterized by a gorgeous and fruity aroma like melon and gentle sweetness, while the Junmai sake offers the umami and aged feeling of rice. With a wide lineup, it is a series that can be enjoyed in various dining scenes.

"Shukuhou" is a representative brand inheriting the tradition since the founding of the brewery. As the name suggests, it has been popular as a sake to decorate celebratory seats and anniversaries. Ranging from specially selected sake with gold flakes to daily sake, it boasts a taste that you never get tired of drinking, having walked together with the food culture of Wakayama.

"Kikumiyo" is a traditional brand of Nate Shuzoten that has been popular since the Taisho era. Once loved as the brewery's highest quality product, products bearing the name are still characterized by a solid taste that emphasizes the umami and richness of rice. Enjoyable widely from cold to hot sake, it is a sake that has been loved for a long time locally, snuggling up to daily evening drinks.

Torasenri is one of the brands brewed by Niizawa Sake Brewery.

"Kayo" is a Junmai Ginjo sake for women, developed by a team of female employees at Nakano BC. With an alcohol content suppressed slightly lower to 13 degrees, it is characterized by a gorgeous and gentle aroma and the fluffy sweetness of rice. It is a soothing bottle recommended for sake beginners and those who want to enjoy it lightly.

"Chokyu" is a traditional brand since the founding, containing the wish to "prosper for a long, long time." Because of its auspicious name, it has been popular for celebrations and daily evening drinks. Characterized by a mellow taste that you never get tired of and a refreshing throat feel, it is a staple sake indispensable for the dining table of Wakayama.

"Chokyu" (Super Long Lasting) is a series born with the aim of a taste surpassing the traditional brand "Chokyu." Filled with the spirit of "going beyond Chokyu," it is a discerning brand developed exclusively for restaurants. Quality control is thorough, such as aging in an ice room at minus 5 degrees, and you can enjoy a calm aroma and mature umami due to aging.

"Chokyu" (Trillion Long Lasting) is a brand aiming for further heights, following the genealogy of "Chokyu" (Long Lasting) and "Chokyu" (Super Long Lasting). As the character "Cho" (Trillion) suggests, it was named hoping for infinite possibilities and eternal prosperity. Sophisticated sharpness and profound taste harmonize, possessing dignity suitable for special days.

"Chochokyu" is a premium brand pursuing the ultimate taste, with the meaning of going even beyond "Chokyu" (Super Long Lasting). Brewed using strictly selected sake rice luxuriously and exhausting the master brewer's skills. The overwhelming presence and the deep umami overlapping in many layers invite the drinker to a time of bliss.

"Miyo Masamune" is a sake that has been loved locally as the flagship brand of Shimamoto Shuzojo. It features a gentle mouthfeel, clean rice umami spreading, and then a distinct acidity tightening the whole, creating a sharp taste. Being light and having few peculiarities, it is optimal as a table sake, and the compatibility with dishes using soy sauce such as sashimi is outstanding.

"Sogi Homare" is a sake named after Sogi Hoshi, a Renga master of the Muromachi period. According to the legend that Sogi was from this area (Shimotsuno), it was named in honor of the local great figure. Featuring an elegant and profound taste like Renga and an aroma that makes you feel the romance of history, it is a brand loved as a local pride.

"Kin Aoi" (Golden Hollyhock) is a dignified brand named after the "Aoi no Gomon" (Hollyhock Crest), the family crest of the Kishu Tokugawa family. Having the background of the prestige and history of the Kishu Domain, the head of the Tokugawa Gosanke, it is characterized by a taste that combines gorgeousness and high tone. As a gift or for a banquet on a special day, its taste full of elegance is pleased.

"Ryujinmaru" is a flagship brand of Takagaki Shuzo known nationwide. It was named after the Dragon God legend of the brewing water "Kukaisui." It became famous instantly after appearing in the manga "Moyashimon," and is also called "phantom sake" due to its small production volume. The fruity aroma, the umami of rice, and the taste that makes you feel the clarity of the spring water continue to fascinate many local sake fans.

"Sato no Hana" is a brand launched by the current female brewery owner with the wish to "continue blooming like a flower in this land." It aimed for a taste that gently wraps around the drinker so that they can feel relieved. Characterized by a gorgeous yet calm aroma and gentle sweetness of rice, it is a bottle that conveys the warm feelings of the maker.

"Tenkyu" is a historic brand born to commemorate the enthronement of Emperor Showa. It contains the meaning of "Heaven and Earth for a long time," expressing the wish to be a sake loved for a long time. It is a staple sake loved locally for many years, characterized by a taste that you never get tired of drinking, enjoyable widely from cold to hot sake.

"Kirari" is a brand named from the desire to be "a sake that sparkles even in a rural area." Adhering to handmade and born from careful brewing, its taste is delicate and transparent. As the name suggests, it is a sake that delivers joy and fun that sparkles in the drinker's heart.

"Nagarekasumi" is a brand that makes you feel the history of Takagaki Shuzo, bearing a word that has been used as another name for sake since ancient times. The traditional sake brewing techniques are alive, and it features a solid richness and umami, and a good aftertaste. From the heavy taste preferred by sake connoisseurs to fresh types, it has a profound charm like mist as the name suggests.

"Shirama" is a brand of nigori sake brewed in winter cold brewing. You can directly feel the rustic flavor of coarsely squeezed mash and the original sweetness and umami of rice. Characterized by a white cloudy appearance reminiscent of a white horse in thawing snow and a rich yet smooth mouthfeel, it is a sake full of seasonal feeling.

"Takagaki" is a brand filled with confidence and pride, bearing the brewery's name as it is. Brewed by gathering the best of the brewery's techniques, it harmonizes refreshing sharpness and elegant umami of rice. It is a taste with a dignified appearance and dignity suitable for carrying the brewery's name.

"Kindai Sake" is a Junmai sake born from a collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University. Using 100% sake rice "Yamada Nishiki" cultivated with care by students at the attached Yuasa Farm, it was brewed with Takagaki Shuzo's "Kukaisui." It is a bottle that can be said to be the crystallization of learning and regional revitalization, where the passion of young people and the technology of the long-established brewery fused.