Watanabe Sake Brewing
渡辺酒造店
Watanabe Sake Brewing
Prefecture
Gifu
Chubu (中部)
Founded
1870
Water Source
Draws from deep wells beneath Furukawa in the Hida highlands of Gifu prefecture, fed by snowmelt from the Northern Japanese Alps.
About
Watanabe Sake Brewing in Hida-Furukawa, Gifu produces the Hourai brand using pristine water from the Northern Alps. The brewery is renowned for its W series of ultra-premium junmai daiginjo expressions, each showcasing a different rice variety. Located in the heart of the Hida mountains, the extreme cold of Gifu winters creates ideal natural refrigeration for slow fermentation.