Mie
三重
Mie is a GI for sake brewed in Mie Prefecture. It is made with Japanese rice and local water and must qualify as a special-designation sake such as ginjo, junmai or honjozo. Added brewing alcohol is kept to no more than 10% of the rice weight.
- Production area
- Mie Prefecture
- Type
- Sake
- Designated
- June 19, 2020
- Managing body
- 三重県酒造組合（GIポータルは三重県のgi-mie.jp） (opens in a new tab)
- Producers
- About 11
Production standard in brief
Our summary of the standard set by the National Tax Agency. See the agency's page for the official text.
Made with Japanese rice (grade 3 or higher) and water from the prefecture, with added brewing alcohol limited to 10% of the rice weight. The sake must meet the requirements for a special-designation sake (ginjo, junmai, honjozo, etc.).
National Tax Agency production standard (opens in a new tab)
Brewery visits & events
"Umashi Sake Mie," an event for enjoying Mie's sake, is held in Tsu City in autumn and also in Tokyo.
FAQ
Mie is a GI for sake brewed in Mie Prefecture. It is made with Japanese rice and local water and must qualify as a special-designation sake such as ginjo, junmai or honjozo. Added brewing alcohol is kept to no more than 10% of the rice weight.
Sake made in Mie Prefecture to the production standard.
The National Tax Agency designated it as a liquor Geographical Indication on June 19, 2020.
More Sake GIs
More from Mie
Discover the protected animals, festivals, paintings and sights of the same region.
Matsuri Biyori
UNESCO-listed festivals in Mie
- Toride Shrine Kujirabune Whale Boat Event
- Ueno Tenjin Festival Danjiri Float Event
- Kuwana Ishidori Festival Saisha Float Event
- Katte Jinja no Shinji Odori
Meiga no Furusato
Paintings linked to Mie
- The Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido: Cormorant Fishing Boats on the Nagara River at Godo Station
- Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Iga Province: Ueno
- Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Ise Province: Teahouses on the Pass of Mount Asama
- Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces: Shima Province: Toba Harbor from Mount Hiyori
Sake Tabi
Breweries and distilleries in Mie
- Asahi Shuzo
- Ise Kadoya Beer Naiku-mae
- Ito Shuzo (Uzume)
- Moku Moku Beer (Iga no Sato Moku Moku Handmade Farm)