Wine and watch the news. Featured for the second half of November 2021

According to the practice at the end of the month, let's take a look at the figures of the average export price of sake in October.

The average price from January to October 2021 is 1,240 yen/L. Among them, the part that went to Taiwan was 617 yen/L, and in October alone, it was 492 yen/L. The last time it was lower than 500 yen was 482 yen in February this year.

★ JiuMeow provides a data collection service for downloading Japan's trade statistics on behalf of customers. Data ranges can be set according to item, country, year and month. The data collection service fee is calculated as NT$100 for one file.

There are not only outlets around New Chitose Airport! Whiskey + Japanese sake collection to start next summer

Hokkaido Liberty Whiskey Co., Ltd., its subsidiaries and Hokkaido private investors jointly invested and established a new company "AZE" in Sapporo, and purchased 6,000 square meters of "Chitose Outlet Mall Rera", a large commercial facility near New Chitose Airport. Land, and will invest 1.3 billion yen in construction costs to start construction in the summer of 2022 to build a tourist brewery that produces whisky and Japanese sake.

If everything goes well, we can start making wine in the fall of 2023 and wait for the return of tourists. The location next to Rera was selected in view of domestic and foreign tourists using New Chitose Airport after the epidemic was lifted, hoping to attract more foreign tourists to come here and export whisky and Japanese sake.

Two copper stills will be set up in the whisky production section, and the annual output of the original wine will be up to 150,000 liters. Only malt whisky is made, and the aging year of the main product will start from 10 years. As for the Japanese sake, the plan is to produce 300,000 liters of sake per year. The goal is to brew high-quality sake with a strong fragrance that foreigners can easily drink using varieties such as the Japanese sake, Miginfu and Kita Shizuku.

There is Hoshino Resorts next door to build a restaurant! New Chitose Airport is connected to Rera, which is a scenic spot that can be visited for a day, and it will be more lively in two years.

Demonstration Experiments Promoting Sake Tourism in Nagasaki Prefecture

In order to increase the consumption of shoki shochu and the synergistic effect of tourism, the Shoki Brewery Cooperative Association has cooperated with 18 Affinity Bank and other units to set up a venue for gathering 7 shochu breweries, and itineraries for shochu shochu and study tours combined with sightseeing spots. , and develop new ways to enjoy shoki shochu.

For example, on 11/19, a one-day round-trip line tour from Hakata Port, the itinerary included a visit to the shoji no Hua, a tour of the wine store, a tour of tourist attractions such as Saruyan, Kojima, etc. A total of 7 people including translation guides and consultants participated. While staying at Saki no Hua, President Hiroshi Nagata explained the history, production process and characteristics of Saki Shochu. Another attraction with the Yakiniku Photo Gallery is the newly set up "壱ki Yakiniku ミニミュージアム" (壱ki Yakitori Mini Museum), which disassembles the necessary utensils and installs them in a minibus, which can be easily moved to the place where you want to exhibit. This arrangement In Saruwa's parking lot, there are 7 liquor stores, each with 3 types of shochu, which can be sampled.

In addition, with the goal of attracting foreign tourists to Japan and exporting shochu to expand consumption, the brewery group has also developed new ways of enjoying shochu as a bartender or pairing it with food and wine menus. An experience group will be provided to foreigners living in Japan to confirm the feasibility of the itinerary, and to adjust the future itinerary design based on the questionnaire after each demonstration experiment.

Kito is going to Tokyo to make mahogany sake! Expected to open next spring

Wakayama Prefecture Heiwa Brewing Co., Ltd. (named handle: Jitu) opened the first restaurant outside the prefecture, "Heiwa どぶろくDoucho Brewery" will be located in Nihonbashi Toucho, Tokyo, which belongs to the redevelopment of the area of the subway Kayabacho Station One of the stores stationed in the project building. In the store, どぶろく turbid sake will be brewed, and Du Shi and Tibetans will also receive customers in the store and talk about various brewing matters.

Niigata Sake Brewery

The Niigata Prefectural Brewers Association held the " Niigata Sake Brewery " on 11/20-21 in accordance with the epidemic prevention guidelines, and took strict epidemic prevention measures to reduce the risk of Wuhan pneumonia infection. All people participating in the event must purchase tickets in advance to make an appointment to participate in the event. Each event is limited to 200 people for 2 hours and four events per day. Before entering the venue on the day of the event, if the result of the rapid antigen screening test is positive, or the body temperature exceeds 37.5°C, or you live in the emergency declaration area/spread prevention area, or you have come to Japan 14 days ago from an area with severe pneumonia in Wuhan , or those who have had strong contact with Wuhan pneumonia-positive patients are not allowed to enter the venue. After entering the venue, in addition to continuing to wear a mask, there are some detailed regulations.

From NHK's news video, we can see that the epidemic prevention measures at the sake brewery are well done. The wines provided by 87 Cangyuan are all packed in small plastic cups with lids for participants to take to the seating area for their own tasting and evaluation. There are also partitions on the table. Using practice to explore how to prevent epidemics in the post-epidemic era, or coexist with the virus, and allow everyone to participate in the event with peace of mind and happiness, I hope to inspire the new way of holding the wine circle in the future.

For the full selection of November news, please visit the official website https://journeystory.biz/sakecat-news-talk-202111/