Foundation: General Flashcards
(30 cards)
During which period was the ‘Birth of Sake’?
Yayoi Period
When did the Yayoi Period start?
300BC
During which THREE periods is ‘Temple Sake’ associated?
- Nara
- Heian
- Kamakura
What are the TWO names of Temple Sake?
- Sōbōshu (‘Monk Sake’ 僧坊酒)
- Morohaku (諸白)
Predominantly around where was sake made during the Nara, Heian and Kamakura periods?
Kyōto
Which THREE techniques were developed during the Sengoku Period?
- Bodai-moto
- Hi-ire (pasteurisation)
- Filtration (using wood ash)
What years do the Nara/Heian/Kamakura Periods span?
710-1333
When was the Sengoku Period?
1467-1600
When were distillation techniques introduced to Kyūshū?
Sengoku Period
When was the Edo Period?
1600-1868
Which TWO sake regions developed during the early Edo Period?
- Itami
- Ikeda
Which TWO sake regions developed during the late Edo Period?
- Nada-gogō
- Fushimi
What were the FOUR major developments in sake making in the Edo Period?
- Kanzukuri 寒造り (winter brewing)
- Sandan Jikomi ３段仕込み (3 stage sake brewing)
- Kimoto-zukuri
- Birth of Tōji Guilds
When was water power pioneered?
Edo Period
Where was transformed into a ‘powerhouse’ due to water power? Why (THREE reasons)?
Nada
- Development of suisha seimai 水車精米 (water-wheel milling)
- Discovery of miyamizu
- Proximity to water for shipping
When was the village rice system developed?
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
What is the name of the ‘village rice system’ in Japanese?
Mura-mai seido
村米制度
When was the Meiji Period?
1868 to 1912
When did the mura-mai seido result in?
- Improvement in quality of sake rice
- ‘Pure terroir outlook’ in rice cultivation in Hyōgo’s southwest
When were early ginjō techniques developed?
By whom?
During the Meiji Period, by Senzaburo Miura
In what year was the Vertical Rice Polishing machine introduced?
1933
In what year was Yamada Nishiki born?
1936
When was ‘the rise of jizake’ (地酒, local craft sake)?
Mid 1970s
During which decade ginjō-shu’s globalisation take place?
1980s
