WATER SHAPES THE DRINK
Does water shape the drink?
Mashing, rice washing, dilution — water is the first ingredient of every drink. But "this water, therefore this taste" is a claim no one can make.
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Hyogo, in the Kansai region. On record: Sake.
Photographed in Higashinada, Kobe, HyogoPhoto: Pastern / CC BY-SA 3.0
REGIONAL CONTEXT
Old capitals, port towns, and long memories of brewing.
Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Shiga and Wakayama. Seat of ancient capitals, served by rivers and ports — and home to brewing towns such as Fushimi and Nada.
Drinks
Geographical Indications
- GI Nada GogoSAKE · 2018-06-28
- GI HarimaSAKE · 2020-03-16
- GI ItamiSAKE · 2024-11-29
SOURCES
- 1酒類の地理的表示一覧国税庁 National Tax Agency · Government · accessed 2026-09-26
Stories
PHOTO CREDITS
All image credits →- 1Nada sake brewery — Pastern · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons