Norman

9.0

ZAKU Miyabi no Tomo Nakadori (作 雅乃智 中取り)

Brewery: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Classification: Junmai Daiginjo
Rice: Yamada Nishiki 100%
Polishing: 50%
ABV: 16%
Pressing: Nakadori, only the clearest middle portion of the pressing

Brewer description: Full, fruity and rich aroma. Delicate, clear and elegant on the palate, with the flavor and aroma combining for a deeply satisfying expression. Best served chilled.

Tasted at Sake Day SF — 9/26/2026. Rating is limited since the same glass was reused throughout the tasting, making it difficult to get a truly clean tasting and accurate read on the aromas. — 18 hours ago

Megan Marquardt

10

Fruity, thick, stunning. No notes. — 4 months ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

8.9

Quite nice. The unfiltered element was okay. Cleaner than i expected. Ola don’t ask me to evaluate this. /) — 2 years ago

Pon Gong

9.0

Dosage 1,5 gr dégorge Mai 2017
— 8 years ago

Katie O'Sullivan

10

I've enjoyed at Sel Rrose many times but we no longer carry it. I found it at Discovery Wines though and I will be back to grab it soon! Ultimate food wine. My fave Chenin Blanc out there! — 9 years ago

Richard Lerner

9.1

Crisp clean unfiltered sake. Mango banana nose with smooth clean creamy feel . I like. — 10 years ago

Beki Miller

9.6

Notes of cucumber melon. So pretty — 12 years ago

Norman

9.1

Zaku Miyabi no Tomo (作 雅乃智)

Brewery: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Classification: Junmai Ginjo
Polishing: 50%
ABV: 15%

Brewer description: Gorgeous fragrance with a sleek, silky mouthfeel. Vanilla-like sweetness gently spreads across the palate, followed by rich, clear umami and fine, soft acidity leading to a crisp finish.

Tasted at Sake Day SF — 9/26/2026. Rating is limited since the same glass was reused throughout the tasting, making it difficult to get a truly clean tasting and accurate read on the aromas. Nice — 18 hours ago

Norman

9.1

ZAKU Impression N (作 IMPRESSION-N)

Brewery: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Classification: Junmai Daiginjo Genshu
Polishing: 50%
ABV: 16%
Base sake: Miyabi no Tomo Nakadori
Style: Direct-drawn genshu, pasteurized, lightly sparkling

Brewer description: Created to reproduce the fresh aromas and flavors of freshly pressed unpasteurized sake while still being pasteurized. Fresh and fragrant on opening, with a light pétillance that stimulates the palate. Best served well chilled.

Tasted at Sake Day SF — 9/26/2026. Rating is limited since the same glass was reused throughout the tasting, making it difficult to get a truly clean tasting and accurate read on the aromas. These were good. — 18 hours ago

Gemma Sanchez

9.0

Un vi delicat, intens, molt aromàtic. Sec.
Molt recomanable. La bodega Torres no decepciona mai! — 6 years ago

Kyle Katterjohn

9.7

Poolside Castleton Lyons Poo w Muggins and Lana Claire Hunter — 9 years ago

Mac Hofeditz

9.5

Amazing 🇾🇹 sake — 10 years ago

Keith Levenberg

9.8

This is one of the most exciting wines I have had in ages and so totally in my wheelhouse for what I want out of this category that I could stand to have a keg of this on tap in my kitchen. I am tempted to rate this 10/10 as I literally cannot imagine it being more perfect or more satisfying, and am just coming (slightly) more down to earth on account of the fact that I will admit that even the greatest skin contact white wine ever made is maybe not at the level of the 1945 Romanee-Conti. That said, this is the greatest skin contact white wine ever made. It's what they all should be. The level of freshness just knocks your socks off. It's like a Super Bowl Gatorade dunk for the palate. The fruit flavors are succulent and unabashedly delicious - lots of peach, some melon, and unidentified other stuff contributing to the type of tropical refreshment that would make you want to put this in a mai tai glass with a little umbrella in it, and with a texture as sharp and acute as an icicle. The hue at the moment is a luminous salmon - even the color is enticing. It is not "orange wine." My complaint with many skin contact whites is that they pick up their depth and intrigue at the expense of freshness and drinkability. But here there is no tradeoff. This has the freshness of a dozen oysters and the drinkability is off the charts. Guzzling it is more like it. — 11 years ago

Norman

9.1

Zaku Ho no Tomo (作 穂乃智)

Brewery: Shimizu Seizaburo Shoten, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Classification: Junmai
Polishing: 60%
ABV: 15%

Brewer description: Well-balanced aromas of fresh and ripe fruit with a hint of lychee. Rice umami on the palate leads to a clean, crisp finish, with smooth sweetness and an easy-drinking character. Can be enjoyed chilled or warmed.

Tasted at Sake Day SF — 9/26/2026. Rating is limited since the same glass was reused throughout the tasting, making it difficult to get a truly clean tasting and accurate read on the aromas. These are good. — 18 hours ago

CG

9.3

Clean, smooth, delicate — 4 months ago

Lucas

9.3

Vin blanc cave de st Grégoire mai 2025 / famille Thibaut — a year ago

Neal Krishna Devaraj

9.3

Very good value at hidden fish. — 8 years ago

mireia

9.5

no haviem provat mai un vi d'Andorra i ens ha sorprès. — 9 years ago

Ben de Vin

9.2

Funky, touch of sweetness, pear, apricot, restrained alcohol for Viognier, cloudy, lengthy, touch of oxidation, no sulphur - goes down way too easily. Delicious, interesting 🍇👌 — 10 years ago

Jusden Aumand

9.6

Simply amazing, subtle and complex at the same time. — 11 years ago