Sam Harrop MW to step down as IWC chair after 11 years on judging panel

The International Wine Challenge (IWC) has announced a shuffle of its judging panel ahead of its November tastings.

Work to build £9m UK sake brewery gets underway

Building is now underway at what is believed to be the UK's first sake brewery having appointed a local contractor to carry out construction work.

Insights: Sake's new image

Not long ago sake was the preserve of Japanese restaurants, often low quality, cheap and served hot. But standards and times have changed with the rise in popularity of superior premium sakes.

IWC Sake: 59 gold medals awarded to 50 sake breweries

International Wine Challenge Sake 2016 awarded 59 gold medals to 50 sake breweries across Japan at this year's competition.

Premium yuzu liqueur from Isake International goes on sale in Selfridges

Isake International has announced the launch of a new premium yuzu liqueur, which will be available through Selfridges from next month.

London Wine Fair to welcome first Sake Pavilion

The London Wine Fair is to feature a major sake presence for the first time.

Inaugural Gekkeikan Masters Cooking Competition winner revealed

The winner of the inaugural Gekkeikan Masters Cooking Competition 2016 has been announced.

Q&A: Footballer Hidetoshi Nakata talks sake

Anna Greenhous, talks to one of the greatest Japanese footballers of all time, Hidetoshi Nakata, about retiring and becoming an international sake ambassador.

Insights: The state of the sake market today

Looking at the recent history of the sake trade - the boom in sake, and sudden falling out of fashion in Japan which has resulted in the closure of 100s of sake breweries. Which types of sake Brewery survived? How have sake producers changed to meet different market conditions? Anna Greenhaus reports

Insights: What will blaze the way for on-trade trends in 2016?

From sipping tequila to shorter wine lists, Douglas Blyde asked leading figures in the on-trade what trends they predict will lead the way in 2016

First sake cocktail competition launches in London

The Hyper Japan Christmas Market has announced its inaugural sake cocktail competition.

Q&A: Philip Harper, the only non-Japanese Toji in Japan talks about what it takes to become a sake master brewer

Philip Harper grew up in Cornwall and upon graduating from Oxford University moved to Japan to teach English and in 2001, he passed the Nanbu Brewer's Guild exams to become the first and only foreign Toji, or master sake brewer. 

Analysis: Anna Greenhous asks why competitions are boosting sake's image

Sake's popularity is growing apace. Anna Greenhous take a look at how understanding of the category is changing with the help of international competitions

International Wine Challenge 2015 Sake Competition Winners

Nearly 900 sakes battled it out for medals at this year's International Wine Challenge 2015.  Congratulations to all the winners for a fantastic year in a category that continues to expand.

Anna Greenhous: Do different rice varieties effect different styles and flavours of sake?

Different grape varieties create distinctively different styles and flavours of wine, but can the same be said for different rice varieties with sake? Anna Greenhous investigates.

Japanese sake producers reflect on four years of recovery to mark earthquake anniversary

Four years since the earthquake and tsunami wreaked havoc across Japan, Anna Greenhous looks at how sake producers, some of whom were wiped out at the time, have rebuilt their industry and how sake has become a symbol for regeneration and hope in the country.

UK's first Sake brewery and visitor centre to open in Cambridgeshire

Dojima, a Japanese brewery based in Osaka, which was founded over 600 years ago has established a company in the UK and plans to start producing premium sake on U.K soil this year.

Sake set to finally make its mark in the UK in 2015

Zuma's Noel Pusch is named Sake Sommelier of the Year

Noel Pusch of premium Japanese restaurant chain Zuma's Abu Dhabi branch has been named Sake Sommelier of the Year at an awards ceremony at London's Westbury Hotel this week.

Sake Sommelier of the Year competition open for entries

The search to find this year's Sake Sommelier of the Year is now on with entries open to win not only a £5,000 prize but a trip to Japan to delve even deeper in to the world of sake.