Nanbu Bijin - Southern Beauty - (Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture) ~ "Beautiful Sake" Loved in Over 60 Countries Worldwide~

■“Nanbu Bijin,” brewed with exquisite spring water born from the blessings of abundant nature

Nanbu Bijin is a brewing company founded in 1902 in Ninohe, the northern tip of Iwate Prefecture, located in the Tōhoku region.
Ninohe city is an area where the temperature difference between winter and summer is large, and there is a lot of snow cover. It is a land blessed with the benefits of water that is rich in nature.

Nanbu Bijin uses underground water from the tourist attraction "Basenkyo", which can be said to be a symbol of the Ninohe area, for sake brewing. What a blue color is the water that springs from the well on the site. It is a medium-hard water suitable for sake brewing, and it seems to produce a solid taste and richness.

■Nanbu Bijin Sparkling Sake Adopted at G7

Since its inception, the business philosophy of Nanbu Bijin has been "quality only".
While inheriting a tradition that has been handed down since ancient times, they actively incorporate new techniques and continue to create "beautiful sake".

It has high national and international acclaim and won the "Champion Sake" in 2017 for "IWC" (International Wine Challenge) of the world's leading blind tasting judges.

Sparkling sake with in-bottle secondary fermentation, which applies the champagne method, is one of the popular products. It has been adopted at the G7 Hiroshima Summit, and is driven by a movement called "toast with sake".

■ Leveraging international certifications such as vegan and kosher, its exports now reach over 60 countries

They are actively trying to advance overseas, hoping people around the world will savor their sake crafted with unwavering dedication. International certification for vegan and kosher (Jewish dietary rules) has been obtained one after another, and those sake have now been exported to more than 60 countries.

Their goal is create sake, like the sun, which makes you smile when you just take a sip. The beautiful taste, which is worthy of the name of "beauty," is also very popular with women.

■ Recommended Items

Nanbu Bijin Tokebetsu Junmai

World's number one sake in the world, named "Champion Sake" out of 1245 stocks at the "International Wine Challenge 2017" opening in the UK. It is a gem that boasts the ultimate terroir, made with clean underground water, using locally grown rice "Ginotome". The fragrance of gentle fruit and the taste of elegant rice are attractive. It is the best food drink to suit a wide range of dishes.

Nanbu Bijin Junmai Ginjo

It is the main product of Nanbu Bijin, where you can enjoy a pleasant, fruity ginjo incense. The sweetness and umami of rice are spread with a faint taste, but the aftertaste is refreshing. It is an elegant pure rice ginjo with both a sharp and gentle and beautiful taste.

Nanbu Bijin Daiginjo

The gorgeous aroma unique to Daiginjo, and its moist and beautiful taste, attracts many sake lovers. The sweetness and umami are firmly felt, and the calculated balance is a wonderful thing. It won the "Supreme Gold Award" for the "Wine Glass Delicious Sake Award 2018". It is also served in the top restaurants of the gastronomic city of New York.

Nanbu Bijin Junmai Daiginjo Shinpaku Yamada Nishiki

This item won the "Platinum Award" in the Pure Rice Daiginjo section of the French sake judging "Kura Master 2019", where the top sommeliers of five-star hotels and others serve as judges. It is a pure rice daiginjo with a very well-balanced flavor of the gorgeous ginjo incense reminiscent of fruit, unique to the king of sake rice, "Yamada Nishiki".
He won a gold prize for "Wine Glass Delicious Sake Award 2024".

[Nanbu Bijin company profile]

Address: 13 Kamimachi, Fukuoka, Ninohe-shi, Iwate
Access:
· JR Tohoku Shinkansen Ninohe Station (approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes by Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Ninohe Station)
· IGR Iwate Galaxy Railway Line Ninohe Station
Phone number: 0195-23-3133
Official website:
・Japanese:https://www.nanbubijin.co.jp
・English:https://www.nanbubijin.co.jp/en/
· Chinese:https://www.nanbubijin.co.jp/cn/

* This article is machine translated from Japanese to other foreign languages