VINTAGIENCE: A New Genre of Premium Aged Sake Redefining the Concept—Launching Globally in High-End Restaurants and Hotels.
VINTAGIENCE, a new genre of premium aged sake, launches into the global market.
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VINTAGIENCE, a premium aged sake brand produced by the 180-year-old Morimoto Senemon Shoten brewery in Mie, is gaining attention in the global restaurant scene as a "new genre of beverage from Japan." The brand has earned multiple gold medals at the International Wine Challenge (IWC), as well as accolades at the Milano Sake Challenge and Singapore Sake Challenge. We are now unveiling its innovation and potential in the global market through a dialogue between culinary director Atsushi Nakahigashi, based in both Kyoto and New York, and Sake Sommelier Makiko Takano.
■ Read the interview here
https://vintagience.com/journal/journal06/
■ Brand Website

Atsushi Nakahigashi | Owner of "So-Kawahigashi" in Kyoto / Culinary Director