REGION: Niigata

Owner and brewmaster Norio Onda is the fifth generation of his family to steward Onda Shuzo, in making sake since 1875. They are a tiny operation with just Onda-san and his wife producing all the sake with one or two assistants. Onda sake is a passion project, made entirely from rice they grow themselves on 1 hectare of land. A deep and full bodied sake with the full flavors of Echigo grown rice.