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C17 - The Global Sake Industry - working Flashcards

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1
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what are the reasons behind the export of sake is increasing?

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decline in local market and interest in sake outside of Japan

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How many sake breweries in Japan comparing 1970s and 2014-15?

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  • 3500
  • 1500
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How’s the production volume of sake in Japan comparing 1970s and 2014-15?

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  • over 7.5 million koku
  • 2.49 million koku
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4
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what is the structural problem among the sake brewing industry?

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the industry is split between a few giant producers and many smaller producers, very little in between

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5
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what is the average (mean) production volume of sake in Japan now?

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1500 koku

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how’s production volumes per big, medium and small breweries?

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  • over 80% is <1000 koku
  • more than 3% are over 10,000 koku
  • only 1% is approx. 250,000 koku
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what is the determining factor of the price of a sake?

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how much the consumer is prepared to pay for it

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What made the price differences between sakes?

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  • correlated to the costs of raw ingredients and production
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what are the main factors affecting the cost of sake?

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  • rice type (and grade)
  • rice polishing ratio
  • sake category (without jozo)
  • sake style (ginjo)
  • other methods used (kimoto, koshu…)
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10
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other than the factors affecting the costs, what else add up the final price of a sake?

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  • gross profit for the brewery
  • labour and equipment
  • taxes and levies
  • distributors’ margins
  • further taxes in each layer
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which 2 prefectures account for 1/2 of all sake production in Japan?

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Hyogo and Kyoto

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which prefecture ranked third in production volume but has the largest number of breweries?

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Niigata

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13
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when did Nihon-shu became a G.I.?

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2015

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14
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what are the 2 main reasons it’s so difficult to develop G.I. system in Japan?

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  • ingredients
  • business trends

means a brewser in any location can make any style of sake in Japan.

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15
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why ingredients making G.I. development difficult?

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  • rice can be sourced from anywhere
  • water’s mineral and nutrient content is permitted to adjust
  • yeast and koji-in spores are mainly supplied by the BSJ. Only a few suppliers outside of the BSJ
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why business trends making G.I. development difficult?

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  • expertise and skills now can be learnt from universities and organisations i.e. NRIB. rather from local guilds
  • brewers are increasingly seeking national or international markets
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17
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what are the rough styles of each region in Japan?

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  • north-east (Niigata): lighter and drier
  • south-west (HIroshima): sweeter, more intense flavour
  • eastern-coastal (Miyagi): lighter, purer - for local-cold water seafood
  • central mountains (Nagano, Akita): heavier, more complex
  • west coast: richer, more intense
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Iwate Prefecture (north-east) / toki guild / style

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  • Nanbu Toji guild
  • pure, clean and light
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Niigata Prefecture / toki guild / style

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  • Echigo Toji guild
  • tanrei-karakuchi
  • light, dry and very pure
  • with a short clean finish (kire)
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Nagano Prefecture (south of Niigata) / style

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  • intense flavour, rich and slightly sweet
  • junmai
  • exact opposite to Niigata style
  • local yeast: Alps
  • local rice: Miyama-nishiki
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Kyoto Prefecture / style

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  • most delicately aromatic
  • elegant and refined
  • pair with sophisticated fine Kyoto cuisine
  • use low-mineral water
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Hyogo Prefecture / style

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  • firm texture
  • more intense flavours
  • higher umami
  • so-haze koji
  • mineral and nutrient rich local water
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Hiroshima Prefecture / style

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  • ginjo
  • using extremely low-mineral water
  • so-haze koji
  • slow, cold fermentation
  • higher acidity
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Which prefecture is an exception of styles in the Shikoku region?

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Kochi prefecture

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what is the style of Kochi prefecture’s sake?

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  • the driest and lightest
  • due to consumption in large volume
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Saga prefecture / style

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balance sweetness with high acidity

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27
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when was Toji guilds formed?

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early Edo period, 1603 - 1868

28
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what is the original purpose of toji guilds?

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  • members of the guilds share techniques and educate the next generation of toji and kurabito
29
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what is changed between toji and kuramoto?

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today, kuramoto or their family members are closely involved in production, some even play the role of toji.

30
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what is changed in the way of recruiting kurobito?

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  • a trend to employ kurabito locally, permanently and directly. it was a temporary seasonal team paid by the toji.
31
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where the kurabito learn the skills nowadays?

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brewing courses or on the job training.

32
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what is the result of the toji’ guild’s role changed?

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it’s now more flexibility how the kurabito and toji are recruited, trained and organised.

33
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what are the changes made many toji guilds disappeared or struggle to continue?

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  • many breweries now employ a brewer trained up by the toji
  • the brewery staff now work full time throughout the year in various roles, this becomes a more attractive career to young generation
34
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who are the 3 more important toji guilds (sandai)?

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  • Nanbu
  • Echigo
  • Tanbu
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Nanbu toji guild / Iwate

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  • memberships has not dropped in recent years
  • base in north-eastern Japan
  • accounts for 1/3 of all toji and kurabito
  • excellent in brewing education and training for members
  • *an exam is needed to be qualify as a Nanbu toji
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Echigo toji guild / Niigata

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  • emphasis use of tsuki-haze koji
  • lean, dry style (tanrei-karakuchi)
  • accounts for the consistancy of the Niigata style
37
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Tanba toji guild / Hyogo

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  • intense flavours, high umami
  • high levels of enzymatic activities
  • influenced some of the largest breweries
38
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which organisations offer sake brewing courses?

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  • Tokyo Agricultural University brewing college
  • Kyoto University
  • Japan Brewing Society
39
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what is also important in addition to learn brewing techniques from courses?

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  • must watch and work alongside with other kurabito and toji
  • experience being highly valued
40
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What is the scope of NRIB?

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  • conduct scientific research
  • improve modern brewing techniques
  • develop new technologies
  • help implement safety standards and quality control
  • ensure the sake trade continue to bring in revenue (tax)
  • research also covers other alcoholic beverages
41
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what are the recent ongoing research of NRIB?

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  • understand and explain how sake tastes
  • identify and investigate the origin of sake aromas
  • how to minimise the risk of faults and defects
  • microbiology - including yeast and koji strains
  • factors determining the suitability of rice for sake production
42
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Which organisation started up the New National Sake Contest?

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NRIB

43
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which year was the New National Sake Contest start up?

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1911

44
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originally what was the purpose of grading sake in the New National Sake Contest?

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the higher grades being more heavily taxed

45
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which organisation fund the New National Sake Contest now?

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Ministry of Taxation

46
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who are the judges in the New National Sake Contest?

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  • members of the NRIB
  • appointed by the NRIB and National Tax Agency
47
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when in a year the New National Sake Contest run?

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when the brewing season is over

48
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how many sake per brewery can enter the New National Sake Contest?

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one sake for each brewing licence

49
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what is the main purpose of the New National Sake Contest?

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  • it helps identify trends and the impact of the year’s rice harvest
  • show the skills of the brewers
  • not much guidance of quality to consumers
50
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when was the Brewing Society of Japan established?

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1906

51
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what are the functions of the Brewing Society of Japan?

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  • support the development of Japanese brewers
  • by supplying pure yeast cutures
  • publish books on brewing
  • perform other related duties
52
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what kind of activities carried by the Brewing Society of Japan?

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  • publish a monthly bulletin
  • research and development related to brewing
  • helping members to study and understand techniques and promote the practical use
  • collect, stock and distribute the generic resources of microorganisms
  • honoring brewing researchers and technicians
  • sale of sake treating materials
  • inspect the standard norm of sake treating materials
  • research and analysis by request
53
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the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association is sometimes referred to as:

A

chuokai

54
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JSS - the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association:

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  • non-profit organisation
  • promote sake and shochu business
  • act as a liaison between brewers and the government
  • advise on laws related to the sake industry
55
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what are the scope of the JSS in advice on laws?

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  • defining the different grades of sake
  • definition for terms used to describe styles and production techniques
  • labelling rules
  • taxation
56
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example of a successful liasion by JSS for taxation?

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in 2013, JSS persuaded the government to extend a tax break for brewers producing less than 1300 KL a year.

57
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where the JSS get it’s funding from:

A

the Japanese government

58
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how JSS use the funding from the government?

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  • covers the operation costs of the JSS
  • provide agricultural loans to small brewers
59
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how can a brewer join the JSS?

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  • they must be first join an affiliated regional sake brewers’ association
  • majority of brewers in Japan are members of the JSS
60
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what is the scope of the Japan Sake Brewers Association Junior Council?

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  • influence the government on policies and actions affecting the sake industry
  • promotes sake
61
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where’s the Japan Sake Brewers Association Junior Council’s funding come from?

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the JSS

62
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how many voluntary members Japan Sake Brewers Association Junior Council’s has?

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around 800

63
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The Sake Samurai Association was established by whom?

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the Junior Council

64
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what is the scope of The Sake Samurai Association?

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  • award annual Samurai titles to individuals for their outstanding contribution to sake (understanding, appreciation or promotion)
65
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what is the most significant event of The Sake Samurai Association?

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collaborating with the IWC to introduce a sake category in 2017

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