Aizu Homare Nagurayama Nigori Ginjo

Nagurayama (Nagurayama Brewing Company) · Fukushima (Kitakata, Aizu)
Alcohol Sake Alcohol Established export

The Aizu-based brewery behind the Nagurayama label produces junmai and ginjo sake including a well-regarded Nigori Ginjo and the 'Gekkyu' and 'Aizu Jirushi' expressions. Fukushima's Aizu region is celebrated for clean snowmelt water and award-winning sake. The brewery exports to the US and UK through World Sake Imports. Its approachable nigori and ginjo lines target both restaurant and specialty retail channels abroad.

The supplierAizu (Fukushima) brewery; Nagurayama brand with junmai/ginjo and nigori lines; clean Aizu snowmelt water.
Why it sells abroadAizu terroir; approachable nigori ginjo; established US/UK importer relationship.

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsHalal: not publicly verified. Organic-JAS: not publicly verified. Kosher: not publicly verified. HACCP/FSSC 22000: not publicly verified. (confirmed) Homare Sake Brewery (Aizu, Kitakata, Fukushima) won IWC Champion Sake 2015 (Aizu Homare Banshu Yamada Junmai Daiginjo); the Nagurayama brand has produced ginjo since 1973 and exports via World Sake Imports. (Award, not a dietary/food-safety cert.)
Pack formats720ml and 1.8L bottles; case packs (draft retained)
Shelf life12 months from bottling (draft retained)
StorageCold storage; refrigerate nigori/ginjo
Minimum orderTypical: mixed-case via importer
Lead timeTypical: 6-10 weeks via importer
CapacityTypical: small regional brewery
Container loadTypical: consolidated reefer via importer
PricingMid-to-premium ginjo tier
OEM / private labelNot publicly confirmed (likely limited).
Wholesale & MOQTypical: importer wholesale via World Sake Imports
Key exporters & distributorsWorld Sake Imports (US), World Sake Imports UK
Export regulationTTB COLA + FDA prior notice (US); seishu classification; UK import duty/labeling
Market demandGrowing US specialty and on-premise demand for Aizu sake
How to source itHomare/Nagurayama -> World Sake Imports -> US distributors (confirmed via WSI portfolio)
Verified sourceshttps://worldsake.com/portfolio/nagurayama-nigori-ginjo/; https://www.truesake.com/blogs/january-2020/sake-surprises-aizu-homare-a-brewery-where-size-doesn-t-matter
MakerHomare Sake Brewery Co., Ltd. (Nagurayama)
OriginFukushima (Kitakata, Aizu)
CategoryAlcohol / Sake
Available inUnited States, United Kingdom
HandlingAlcohol
Price tierMid
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code2206.00
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