酒蔵(さかぐら)

さかぐら
noun
sake brewery; sake storehouse
foodculture
1. sake brewery
a facility where sake (Japanese rice wine) is produced
酒蔵(さかぐら)見学(けんがく)に行(い)った。
I went on a sake brewery tour.
この地域(ちいき)には古(ふる)い酒蔵(さかぐら)がたくさんある。
There are many old sake breweries in this area.
新潟(にいがた)は酒蔵(さかぐら)の数(かず)が日本一(にほんいち)だ。
Niigata has the most sake breweries in Japan.
冬(ふゆ)になると酒蔵(さかぐら)は仕込(しこ)みで忙(いそが)しくなる。
In winter, sake breweries get busy with brewing.
江戸時代(えどじだい)から続(つづ)く酒蔵(さかぐら)を訪問(ほうもん)した。
I visited a sake brewery that has been operating since the Edo period.
2. sake storehouse
a building or cellar where sake is stored
酒蔵(さかぐら)で熟成(じゅくせい)させた日本酒(にほんしゅ)だ。
This is sake that was aged in the storehouse.
江戸時代(えどじだい)から続(つづ)く酒蔵(さかぐら)を訪問(ほうもん)した。
I visited a sake brewery that has been operating since the Edo period.

Cultural note

Many 酒蔵(さかぐら) are family businesses that go back centuries, and brewery tours and tastings (酒蔵見学(さかぐらけんがく)) are popular. Traditional brewing is done in the cold months (寒仕込(かんじこ)み), so winter is the busy season. Well-known sake regions include 新潟(にいがた), with the most breweries, and 灘(なだ) in 兵庫(ひょうご) and 伏見(ふしみ) in 京都(きょうと), the largest producers.

Related words

  • 蔵元(くらもと): the brewery or its owner
  • 杜氏(とうじ): the master brewer
  • 仕込(しこ)み: preparing a batch for brewing
  • 醸造(じょうぞう): brewing
  • 蔵開(くらびら)き: a brewery's open day

Related Words

Related: 仕込(しこ)み (sake brewing/preparation)
Related: 醸造(じょうぞう) (brewing)
Related: 蔵元(くらもと) (sake brewery)
Related: 杜氏(とうじ) (master sake brewer)
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Added 2026.1.27 22:15 · Revised 2026.10.19 21:53
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