WSET SAKE Rice
Q List five names of the sake rice quality grades.
- Above Special (Toku-Jo)
- Special (Toku-to)
- First grade
- Second grade
- Third grade
- Below standard
Q What are the criteria of grading Sake rice?
- Moisture content (15% or less)
- Grain size
- Percentage of broken or cracked, dead or un-ripped rice
Q Which Sake specific rice is grown mostly in Hyogo?
- Yamadanishiki
Q Describe why that sake rice is suited to sake production
- Low protein content, which reduces unfavorable flavor to sake
- Well defined Shinpaku
- Good water absorbency and broken down easily by enzyme during the brewing process.
- Large grains
- Enables pure, precise and rich flavor to sake.
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