Dewazakura Oka Ginjo

Dewazakura · Yamagata (Tendo)
Alcohol Sake Alcohol Established export

Dewazakura is a Yamagata brewery credited with popularizing fragrant, accessible ginjo in Japan with its Oka Ginjo, and it has long exported award-winning sake including IWC trophy winners. Its bright, aromatic style is approachable for wine drinkers new to sake. The brewery has decades of export experience across the US, UK and Asia. It is well established for international trade.

The supplierDewazakura Sake Brewery, founded 1892 in Tendo, Yamagata, is an internationally awarded family brewery known for pioneering fragrant ginjo and sustained, professional export operations.
Why it sells abroadAward-winning, wine-friendly ginjo from an export veteran

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

CertificationsFood sanitation compliance and export documentation (standard). HACCP/FSSC 22000: not publicly verified. No halal/organic/kosher certification found. (Dewazakura exports to 35+ countries since 1997; IWC Champion Sake 2008 & 2016 — quality credentials, not food-safety certificates.)
Pack formats300ml, 720ml and 1800ml bottles; gift boxes.
Shelf life~12 months pasteurized; no legal expiry.
StorageCool/refrigerated, dark, upright.
Minimum orderTypical: from 1 mixed case
Lead timeTypical: 4-8 weeks
CapacityTypical: mid-scale with reliable export volume
Container loadTypical: mixed FCL feasible for programs
PricingMid to premium by grade
OEM / private labelPossible for partners (per draft); no public OEM program confirmed via maker site.
Wholesale & MOQDirect export and specialist importers; MOQ by mixed case
Key exporters & distributorsDewazakura export, JFC International, Wine of Japan
Export regulationAlcohol import license; US TTB COLA + state; EU excise; bilingual labeling; chilled handling for ginjo/daiginjo.
Market demandSteady and broad
How to source itUS: World Sake Imports (named importer); also Tippsy Sake. Direct export team. FOODEX Japan.
Verified sourceshttps://www.dewazakura.co.jp/en/; https://www.tippsysake.com/collections/dewazakura-sake-brewery
MakerDewazakura Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.
OriginYamagata (Tendo)
CategoryAlcohol / Sake
Available inUnited States, United Kingdom, France +5 more
HandlingAlcohol
Price tierMid
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code2206.00
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