Ch. 3 Main Sake Production Areas Intro Flashcards
What are the top 5 sake production prefectures for specially designated sake?
What are the top 3 sake producing prefectures for TOTAL sake volume
Specially designated sake
1. Hyogo
2. Niigata
3. Kyoto
4. Akita
5. Yamaguchi
Total volume
1. Hyogo
2. Kyoto
3. Niigata
In the kurabito team, who is the Kashira
Sub-leader
In the kurabito team, who is the kojiya (or daishi)
Responsible for koji making
In the kurabito team, who is the motoya
Responsible for the shubo making
In the kurabito team, who is the kamaya
Steams the rice
In the kurabito team, who is the sendo
Presses the moromi
What is kanzukuri
Cold weather brewing established in Nada, Hyogo
What did the Tanba Toji establish?
The Kimoto-zukuri method
Who founded the ginjo-zukuri method? Where and when?
What else did the founder establish?
Senzaburo Miura, a brewer from Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima
Meiji era
Hiroshima toji
Who are considered the 3 great toji guilds
Tanba Toji - Hyogo
Nanbu Toji - Iwate
Echigo Toji - Niigata
What are the two types of toji guilds that developed?
- Guilds that brew under specific climate, environment, with water unique to the area
- Generic brewing skills that would not be limited to a specific area
When did sake production volume peak and began decline?
1973
What was part of sake production devline?
Factories were built in the countryside creating job opportunities for local people
Where is the Noto Toji from?
Ishikawa prefecture
Where is the Sannai Toji guild from
Akita prefecture
