Wikipedia Article About Rice wine on Wikipedia Rice wine refers to wine made from rice instead of grapes. Barrels of sake, a rice wine Enlarge Barrels of sake, a rice wine Some types of rice wine include: * Cheongju - Korean rice wine o Beopju - a variety of cheongju * Mijiu - Chinese rice wine * Sake - Japanese rice wine o Awamori - an alcoholic beverage indigenous to and unique to Okinawa, Japan * Makkoli - a traditional alcoholic beverage indigenous to Korea * Sonti - Indian rice wine