"Tsukino Tamahime" has won the Gold Award for three consecutive years at the Fine Sake Award from 2018 - 2020. This product is brewed with Yamadanishiki polished to a seimaibuai of 40%, bottled at an original alcohol content of 17 degrees, which is 2 - 3 degrees higher than that of ordinary sake. Therefore, its aroma is particularly unrestrained and its aftertaste is relatively long.

POUR THE WINE INTO A GLASS, AND THE AROMA IS A BURST OF FRESH MELON SCENT. THE WINE IS SOFT IN TEXTURE WITH A SWEET MELON FLAVOR THAT ALSO CARRIES A CRISPNESS. THE ORIGINAL WINE'S STRENGTH BRINGS A LINGERING AFTERTASTE TO THE FINISH, WITH THE MELON AROMA LINGERING ON THE PALATE. IT IS A SLIGHTLY SPICY WINE, YET FULL OF FRUITY NOTES, AND IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE THAT PAIRS WONDERFULLY WITH STRONGLY FLAVORED FOODS SUCH AS BARBECUE AND HOT POT.

YUKITSUBAKI SHUZO (PHONETIC: XUECHUN WINERY) IS FROM NIIGATA PREFECTURE AND WAS FOUNDED IN 1806. YUKITSUBAKI MEANS CAMELLIA. IN THE NIIGATA AREA, SNOW COVERS THE GROUND FOR A LONG TIME IN WINTER, AND CAMELLIAS OFTEN BEGIN TO SPROUT WHEN COVERED BY SNOW AND BLOOM AFTER THE SNOW MELTS, LOOKING EXTREMELY ELEGANT AND REFINED. YUKITSUBAKI'S SAKE IS BREWED DURING THE SNOWY WINTER, STORED AND MATURED AT THE NATURAL LOW TEMPERATURE COVERED BY HEAVY SNOW, AND AFTER THE SNOW MELTS, ITS SAKE IS AS IF THE CAMELLIA FLOWERS ARE IN FULL BLOOM, WHICH IS VERY SYMBOLIC.

THE SAKE FROM NIIGATA MOSTLY FOLLOWS A CLEAR AND ELEGANT STYLE, BUT TSUKIGATA NO TAMAHIME BLENDS IN THE SWEETNESS OF MELON FRUIT, WHICH IS VERY OUTSTANDING. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY SAKE BREWERIES, FORTUNATELY, THE DELICIOUSNESS OF THIS SAKE WILL MAKE YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER YUKITSUBAKI SAKE BREWERY.