酒蔵(さかぐら)

さかぐら
noun
sake brewery; sake storehouse
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.

JAPANESE SAKE CULTURE:
酒蔵(さかぐら) refers to traditional sake breweries, many of which have histories spanning centuries.

FAMOUS SAKE REGIONS:

  • 新潟(にいがた) - Niigata (most breweries)
  • 兵庫(ひょうご) - Hyogo (Nada area)
  • 京都(きょうと)伏見(ふしみ) - Fushimi, Kyoto
  • 広島(ひろしま) - Hiroshima
  • 秋田(あきた) - Akita

RELATED VOCABULARY:

  • 蔵元(くらもと) - brewery owner
  • 杜氏(とうじ) - master brewer
  • 仕込(しこ)み - sake brewing/preparation
  • 醸造(じょうぞう) - brewing
  • 蔵開(くらびら)き - brewery opening event

BREWING SEASON:
Traditional sake brewing (寒仕込(かんじこ)み) takes place during winter when the cold temperatures are ideal for fermentation.

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