James Jin pauses to wipe sweat from his brow as he manually mixes steamed rice early in the process of brewing his craft sake. As owner and brewer at Nova Brewing Co., Jin is bringing the ancient art ...

For Fukunari Wakabayashi, sake brewing isn’t just a craft — it’s a living expression of harmony between people, nature, and place. Inspired by his grandparents’ rice paddies and the creatures that ...

Co-founders Brian Polen, left, and Brandon Doughan during the labor-intensive sake brewing process at Brooklyn Kura, in New York, Feb. 15, 2018. Sake remains a largely untapped frontier in the ...

Associate Professor GOTO Masashi of the Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration (RIEB) is conducting research on the system of “tōji,” the traditional sake brewers, and the ...

PRE-PRODUCTION: (From left) Cassady Harris, Ben Bell and Matt Bell in the koji room surrounded by Japanese sugi wood. It’s where sake rice will go through the malting process. Credit: Brian Chilson ...

Visitors will be able to attend tours and tastings on Thursdays and Fridays starting Oct. 19. HYDE PARK — Cherry blossom trees welcome visitors to a new sake brewery by Asahi Shuzo, a major Japanese ...

Amid the buzz of fluorescent lights, the intermittent chug of a refrigerator condenser and the flapping hiss of an industrial-size gas flame, Mick Jagger’s voice rises and falls: “Exile on Main Street ...

Co-founders Brian Polen, left, and Brandon Doughan during the labor-intensive sake brewing process at Brooklyn Kura, in New York, Feb. 15, 2018. Sake remains a largely untapped frontier in the ...