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Sato no Homare - Mountain Crossing

Founded in 1141, this is the oldest active brewery in all of Japan (based on the oldest written records available) and only brews Ginjo and Daiginjo grade sake. A ll of their sake, but most notably this one, is of the absolute highest quality and brewed with extreme care and effort using only the finest rice and water . The Yamada Nishiki rice used in this sake is specifically grown for this brew. Mountain Crossing is also nama-chozo which means sake that was pasteurized only once (rather than twice). This process gives the sake some stability while retaining some of the livelier flavors generally associated with unpasteurized sake. Mr. Sudo is the 55th generation of his family to brew sake. Now that is a lot to be proud of!

Sake Facts
Quality Grade: Junmai Daiginjo (at least 50% of rice grain polished away)
Seimaibuai: 28% (72% of rice grain polished away)
Rice: Yamada Nishiki
Yeast: Original Brewer Yeast
Nihonshu-do: +5
Alcohol: 16.7%
Acidity: 1.3
Sulfite-free. Gluten-free. Kosher.

Brewery Facts
Brewery Name: Sudo Honke (founded in 1141)
Brewery Location: Ibaraki Prefecture
Toji (Master Brewer): Mr. Mitsuo Fujiwara and Hideo Segawa
Brewery President: Yoshiyasu Sudo

Reviews & Press
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 2007 “I recently tasted through the sake portfolio of Vine Connections, better known for their prime selection of wines from Argentina , and was knocked out by the quality of sakes they import from small, family-run brewers in Japan .”
91 Points – Sato No Homare Mountain Crossing

 

 

 

 

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