日本酒とは、日本人の技術の結晶です。

人の手で、米と水を使って造ります。

五丈余の底から湧き出る当蔵の水は、今もって語り継がれている程の良質な水でした。​​

蔵のある塩田平は、江戸時代上田藩の５万石のうち塩田３万石と言われるほど、歴史的にも肥沃な土地を持つ米どころ。

良い水と米を使ってお酒を造り、皆様に飲んでもらいたいと酒造業を始めたのが、初代若林万兵衛でございました。

「皆様に愛されてこそ本当の酒だ」という初代からの教えを守り、時代に合ったお酒を造るために努力いたしている次第です。

代表銘柄は”月吉野”。​

創業の頃、吉野桜の下で花見の宴の際、満月に桜吹雪が舞っているのを見て、命名されました。​

花見酒から始まった当蔵の酒は、塩田平・別所温泉を訪れる人から始まり地域の皆様に、１年を通じて親しんで頂いております。

【受賞歴】
■2022年
令和３年度全国新酒鑑評会　純米吟醸の部にて入賞。
International Wine and Spirits Competition　2022（インターナショナル・ワイン・アンド・スピリッツコンペティション：世界三大酒類コンテスト）にてKunoichi by Moonbloomがシルバーメダルを受賞。
第９３回関東信越国税局酒類鑑評会　純米吟醸の部にて優秀賞を受賞。
San Francisco International Wine Competition　2022（サンフランシスコインターナショナルワインコンペティション）にてMoonbloom Daiginjoがゴールド、Moonbloomがシルバーメダルを受賞。
Los Angeles International Wine Competition　2022（ロサンゼルスインターナショナルワインコンペティション）にてMoonbloom Daiginjoがシルバー、Moonbloomがゴールド、Kunoichi by Moonbloomがシルバーメダルを受賞。

■2023年
San Francisco International Wine Competition 2023（サンフランシスコ国際ワイン品評会）日本酒部門にて、Moonbloom Daiginjoがダブルゴールド（最高賞）、Moonbloomがシルバー、Kunoichi by Moonbloomがブロンズメダルを受賞。

■2024年
令和５酒造年度全国新酒鑑評会にて、「つきよしの　真」が金賞を受賞。

■2025年
令和６酒造年度全国新酒鑑評会にて、「つきよしの　真」が金賞を受賞。


Sake is the culmination of Japanese craftsmanship.

The water that springs out from the bottom of the storehouse is so good that it is still passed down from generation to generation.

Good rice and water from fertile land. It was Manbei Wakabayashi who started brewing sake with the hope that everyone would drink it.

Founded in 1896, Wakabayashi Brewing has been family-run for over 120 years.
Located in a basin surrounded by mountains, it is a scenic area with many hot springs, temples and shrines. Not only does Nagano provide clean water for brewing, it also creates ideal climatic conditions for rice cultivation, which we use to our advantage.

We are keeping effort to make sake which is loved and makes people happy because of the founder's motto, "what the worthful sake is to be loved".

The main brand is “Tsukiyoshino”.

Around the time of its founding, during a cherry blossom viewing party under the Yoshino cherry blossoms, it was named after seeing a blizzard of cherry blossoms falling on the full moon.

Our brewery's sake, which began as cherry-blossom viewing sake, is now enjoyed by people who visit Shiotadaira and Bessho Onsen, and by everyone in the region throughout the year.

The name of our sake is "TSUKIYOSHINO".

TSUKI means moon, and YOSHINO means cherry blossoms.

The origin of the name;
We have the beautiful culture "OHANAMI" in spring which people enjoy the transit beauty of cherry blossoms with sake . When the founder enjoyed a night party under the cherry blossoms, he saw a flurry of cherry blossoms in the wind at full moon, and thought how beautiful it is.

We believe to respect for the taste, elegance, and nature leads to that Japanese sake culture become more flourishing.

【AWARD】
■2022
Awarded in the Junmai Ginjo category of Japan Sake Awards 2022.
KUNOICHI by Moonbloom won the silver medal at IWSC2022 (International Wine and Spirits Competition: The world three major alcoholic beverage contests).​
Received the Excellence Prize at Kanto Shinetsu Sake Awards 2022 for Junmai Ginjo.​
Moonbloom won awards at San Francisco International Wine Competition.,Gold for Moonbloom Daiginjo,Silver for Moonbloom​
Moonbloom won awards at Los Angeles International Wine Competition 2022, Silver for Moonbloom Daiginjo,
Gold for Moonbloom, Silver for KUNOICHI by Moonbloom.

■2023
At the San Francisco International Wine Competition 2023, Moonbloom Daiginjo won Double Gold (highest award) in the sake category, Moonbloom won a silver medal, and Kunoichi by Moonbloom won a bronze medal.

■2024
"Tsukiyoshino Shin (Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki)" won the gold medal in the Junmai Ginjo category of Japan Sake Awards 2024.

■2025
"Tsukiyoshino Shin (Junmai Daiginjo Yamadanishiki)" won the gold medal in the Junmai Ginjo category of Japan Sake Awards 2025.

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