Sake, also spelled sake.

also known as Japanese rice wine an alcoholic drink

originating from Japan . they are made by fermenting rice that has been
polished to remove the bran. Despite the names Japanese rice wine, sake, and
indeed all East Asian rice wine (such as huangjiu and cheongju), is produced
using a brewing process more similar to beer, in which the starch is transferred
Sugar is converted to sugar and fermented into alcohol, while wine is made by
the fermentation of natural sugars found in fruit, usually grapes.