Sake
Regional drink culture
Shinano Omachi Sake
20 Nagano

Sake from Omachi City and Matsukawa Village, Nagano, protected by the geographical indication "Shinano Omachi". It uses rice such as Miyamanishiki and Hitogokochi from designated paddies in the area and local water fed mainly by Northern Alps snowmelt; all rice is steamed in a koshiki, and koji is handled in batches of 100 kg or less from the mori stage onward. The standard mentions wild greens such as taranome and koshiabura as good matches.
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- Reading しなのおおまちのにほんしゅ
- Romanization shinano omachi sake
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