Shop for Japanese Sake and Plum Wine 清酒 日本酒 online and in-store. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name Japanese rice wine, sake, and indeed any East Asian rice wine is produced by a brewing process more akin to that of beer, where starch is converted into sugars which ferment into alcohol, whereas in wine, alcohol is produced by fermenting sugar that is naturally present in fruit, typically grapes. NZ Nation-wide Delivery included for orders $200 and over. Shop at Liquor Legends, Become a Legend! Best Price Value and Quality Service guaranteed.