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Junmai

Junmai wine guide: the wine region in Japan, the sake wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Japan
Climate
Varied
Styles
sake
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Bottles to find

Junmai is a wine region in Japan.

Grapes grown here include sake.

The climate is varied.

Sake wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows less fragrant but rich.

Pour them alongside cheese, fried chicken and steak.

Climate
Varied
Styles
sake

In the glass.

Sake: Less fragrant but rich.

Grapes planted here.

01 sake

Bottles to look for.

  • Aramasa 'Amaneko' Sparkling Junmai Sake, Japan
  • Aramasa 'Cosmos' Kimoto Junmai Sake, Japan
  • Aramasa 'Viridian' Kimoto Junmai Sake, Japan
  • Daishichi Kimoto Junmai Sake, Japan
  • Echigo Tsurukame 'Shofukujin' Gold Leaf Junmai Sake, Japan
  • Hakutsuru Excellent Junmai Sake, Japan
  • Hiro Junmai Sake, Japan
  • Imayo Tsukasa 'Black' Extra Dry Junmai Sake, Japan

At the table.

  • cheese
  • fried chicken
  • steak

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Junmai: common questions

01.
What kind of wine does Junmai make?
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Junmai produces sake wine.
02.
Where is Junmai?
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Junmai is a wine region in Japan.
03.
What food goes with Junmai wine?
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Try cheese, fried chicken and steak.

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