Mizubasho Pure Sparkling Sake (Nagai Sake)

Mizubasho (Nagai Sake) · Gunma (Kawaba)
Alcohol Sparkling Sake Alcohol Growing export

Nagai Sake in Kawaba, Gunma, makes Mizubasho PURE, a pioneering bottle-fermented sparkling sake crafted to champagne-method standards and an awa Sake Kyokai reference product. Made with Yamada Nishiki rice and Oze-region snowmelt water, it offers fine, persistent bubbles and a clean dry finish. Mizubasho has actively positioned itself for fine-dining export and was an early Japanese sparkling sake on international wine lists. It targets sommelier-driven premium channels as a sake answer to champagne.

The supplierKawaba (Gunma) brewery (Nagai Sake); Mizubasho PURE champagne-method sparkling sake; Yamada Nishiki rice + Oze snowmelt water.
Why it sells abroadPioneering champagne-method Japanese sparkling sake; fine-dining/sommelier positioning; pure Oze-water terroir.

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) Nagai Sake (Kawaba, Gunma) developed the world's first clear in-bottle-fermented sparkling sake; founding member and chairman (Noriyoshi Nagai) of the awa Sake Association; produces certified awa sake (champagne-method secondary fermentation). (Industry awa-sake standard, not a dietary/food-safety cert.)
Pack formats360ml/720ml pressurized bottles; case packs (draft retained)
Shelf lifeBest within 12 months; cold storage (draft retained)
StorageRefrigerated, upright (pressurized bottle)
Minimum orderTypical: mixed-case via importer
Lead timeTypical: 6-10 weeks via importer (reefer)
CapacityTypical: mid-size regional brewery
Container loadTypical: reefer container
PricingPremium sparkling-sake tier
OEM / private labelNot publicly confirmed (likely limited).
Wholesale & MOQTypical: premium importer wholesale per market
Key exporters & distributorsPremium sake importers (multi-market)
Export regulationImporting-country alcohol duty/labeling; pressurized-bottle handling; sparkling-sake classification
Market demandGrowing international fine-dining demand as a champagne alternative
How to source itNagai Sake -> premium importers -> on-trade/sommelier channels (draft retained; AWASAKE export network)
Verified sourceshttps://awasake.or.jp/en/members/; https://awasake.or.jp/en/association/
MakerNagai Sake, Inc.
OriginGunma (Kawaba)
CategoryAlcohol / Sparkling Sake
Available inWorldwide
HandlingAlcohol
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessGrowing export
HS code2206.00
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