How is sake different from wine?
You may have heard sake referred to as “rice wine. ” The Western palate associates the fruitiness and lightness of sake with beverages called wines, but this terminology is actually incorrect. Wine is an alcoholic beverage obtained from the single fermentation of fruits or plants, usually grapes and generally not grain. It yields an average of 12 – 14% alcohol. Sake is made from rice grain and this distinctive beverage is obtained through a process called multiple parallel fermentation.
