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Daiginjo

Daiginjo wine guide: the wine region in Japan, its Nihonshu (Japanese Sake), the sake wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Japan
Climate
Varied
Signature grape
Nihonshu (Japanese Sake)
Styles
sake
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Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Daiginjo is a wine region in Japan.

Nihonshu (Japanese Sake) is the grape to know here.

The climate is varied.

Sake wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows elegant and refined rice wine and clean finish and complex flavors.

At the table these bottles work with sushi, sashimi, grilled fish and smoked foods.

Serve chilled.

Climate
Varied
Styles
sake

In the glass.

Sake: Elegant and refined rice wine, Clean finish and complex flavors.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Akashi Sake Brewery 'Akashi-Tai' Daiginjo Sake, Japan
  • Fukuju Daiginjo Sake, Japan
  • Gangi 'Yuunagi' Junmai Daiginjo Sake, Japan
  • Gekkeikan Daiginjo Sake, Japan
  • Ginrei Tateyama Daiginjo Sake, Japan
  • Hakuryu 'Sasaya Mozaemon' Tokusen Daiginjo Sake, Japan
  • Hakutsuru Daiginjo Sake, Japan
  • Hideyoshi Daiginjo Sake, Japan

At the table.

  • sushi
  • sashimi
  • grilled fish
  • smoked foods
  • Japanese cuisine

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve chilled.

Nearby regions.

Daiginjo: common questions

01.
What grapes is Daiginjo known for?
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Nihonshu (Japanese Sake) is the signature grape of Daiginjo.
02.
What kind of wine does Daiginjo make?
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Daiginjo produces sake wine.
03.
Where is Daiginjo?
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You will find Daiginjo in Japan, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with Daiginjo wine?
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Try sushi, sashimi, grilled fish, smoked foods and japanese cuisine.

More from here: every wine region in Japan, or the wider Japan guide.

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