Uno Shuzojo (株式会社宇野酒造場)

What kind of brewery is Uno Shuzojo?

The brewery began using Yamada Nishiki, a rice suited to Daiginjo, more than thirty years ago. At the time few breweries in the prefecture made Daiginjo and the rice was hard to get at about double the usual price, so it opened its own supply route. Today it buys the rice through regular channels, though the price per bale remains high. Brewing water is the spring water called Oshozu, drawn from more than 30 m underground in Ono.

Water

Brewing water is the spring water Oshozu, pumped from more than 30 m deep.

Ingredients

Daiginjo uses Yamada Nishiki, while the junmai and honjozo use Fukui-grown Gohyakumangoku.

Style

The moromi ferments at low temperature for about 30 days.

Can you visit Uno Shuzojo?

• Tours

  Brewery tours are by reservation only, booked at least one week ahead by form, phone or fax. Tours run 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00, take 30 to 60 minutes, cost 300 yen including tasting, for groups of 5 to 30.

Hours and booking rules change, so check before you go. Official website

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Compiled with AI from public pages, mainly the brewery’s own site (not yet checked by the brewery)Sources: itinotani.co.jp