Sake Rice

Our customers range from large industrial breweries to smaller craft-style, artisanal micro-brewers. We utilize our Valley Select Ingredients operations team and specialized state-of-the-art Japanese Sake Milling equipment to mill the highest quality sake rice.

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Sake Rice Milling Capabilities

Junmai

pure rice sake with 70% polished rice

Ginjo

premium sake with 60% polished rice

Daiginjo

super premium sake with 50% polished rice

Organics available!

For decades, California rice varieties have been used by Japanese sake breweries in the United States to produce high quality sake brewed in the US for the US and export markets.

In 2012, Valley Select noticed a need for more high quality sake rice to serve sake breweries here in the US. Valley Select invested in state of the art, Japanese equipment, designed specifically to mill rice for the highest quality, Dia Ginjo sake.

We offer 50%, 60% and 70% sake milled yield!

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Valley Select Process

To begin with, we use local California-grown rice and mill to customer specifications. By milling off the outer layers of the rice kernel, we reveal the “Shinpaku” center of the rice, this is where the sugars and starches live. With our specialized equipment we can mill the rice to any polish level desired by the customer. The most popular sake mill is 70% used to brew a Junmai sake. For specialty Junmai Diajingo and Diaginjo, brewers use our 60% and 50% milled rice.

Sake Demand Is On the Rise!

Over the years of milling sake rice we have seen the American sake breweries increases production on all levels as sake becomes a popular drink for American consumers. Recently, Sake Micro-Breweries are opening business around the country bringing American Sake to a new level, with artisan small batches. Valley Select Ingredients is a favorite among large and small breweries alike for our commitment to quality and full service operation.

Packaging & Shipping

Our Sake packaging includes 50 lb. bags and bulk totes and is shipped globally.

"Our sake customers appreciate that their most important ingredient - rice - is grown and milled here in Northern California."
- Ken LaGrande, President, Valley Select Ingredients