Japanese Wine:  Sake is known as the Japanese "rice wine," although it is not actually a wine. Wines are defined as alcohol made with the single fermentation of plant juices, whereas sake is made with multiple fermentations of rice. Sake is sold either in pure forms, or forms with added alcohol. Sake varieties also differ in taste, and can be described as "sweet" or "dry" depending on the sugar and acid levels present.  Japanese plum wine is made by soaking unripe plums in shochu (another type of Japanese alcohol) and sugar. Plum wine is very sweet, and can be sipped alone or used to add unique flavor to cooking recipes.