The Best Sake Store in Miami Is Right Here
The Best Sake Store in Miami Is Right Here — And We Ship Across Florida and Beyond
If you are looking for premium Japanese sake in Miami or anywhere in Florida, 305 Wines has the largest collection in the state. Everything listed on the website is in stock. And the owner who built the collection holds some of the highest sake credentials in the world.
Miami's Sake Selection Has Been Limited — Until Now
Most wine shops in Miami carry two or three sake labels as an afterthought. A couple of Junmai, maybe a Daiginjo if you are lucky. If you actually want to explore sake — the styles, the rice varieties, the difference between a Nigori and a Kimoto — you have not had many options in South Florida.
305 Wines built the collection that Miami was missing. Over 100 labels in stock at any given time, including IWA 5, Dassai, Jikon, and Kirinzan alongside hard-to-find producers, seasonal releases, sparkling sake, rosé sake, and canned sake. Every product listed on our website is in stock and ready to ship.
The Owner Behind the Collection
Guilherme "William" de Macedo is the Co-owner of 305 Wines and Florida Wine Academy, and he personally selects every label in our sake collection. His credentials:
- Master Sake Sommelier (MSS) by the Sake Sommelier Association
- WSET Certified Sake Educator, Levels 1, 2, and 3
- International Kikisake-Shi, Japanese Sake Adviser by the Sake Service Institute (SSI)
- WSET Level 3 Sake Certified
- Certified Sake Professional by the Sake Education Council
William has spent years studying, tasting, and teaching sake. What you find on our shelves is not a distributor list — it is a collection built by someone who knows the category deeply and buys accordingly.
What Sake Actually Is
Sake is a Japanese fermented rice beverage with over a thousand years of history. It is often called "rice wine" but the production process is actually closer to beer. Starch in the rice is first converted to sugar by a mold called koji, and then fermented by yeast into alcohol. This process, called multi-parallel fermentation, is unique to sake and is what gives it its flavor complexity.
The style is largely determined by how much the rice is polished before brewing. More polishing means a cleaner, more refined flavor. A Junmai Daiginjo is polished to at least 50% of its original size — delicate, aromatic, fruit-forward. A Junmai with less polishing is richer, earthier, and more food-friendly.
Other factors include water source, yeast strain, rice variety, and whether the sake is filtered, pasteurized, or served fresh. This is why the category needs range. One bottle does not represent sake any more than one bottle represents all of wine.
What We Carry
Junmai Daiginjo — The most refined style. Delicate, aromatic, best served chilled. Dassai and Hakkaisan Snow-Aged are good examples of what this category can do.
Junmai Ginjo — More body than Daiginjo, wider food pairing range. A good starting point for wine drinkers exploring sake for the first time.
Junmai — Full-bodied, complex, works with bold food and tolerates room temperature service.
Nigori — Unfiltered, cloudy, slightly sweet and creamy. One of the most approachable styles and a good entry point for newcomers.
Sparkling Sake — A growing category, great as an aperitif or for celebrations.
Rosé Sake — Made with red rice varieties. Visually striking and genuinely different in flavor from anything else in the sake world.
Canned Sake — Ready to drink, portable, and practical for Miami's outdoor lifestyle.
We Ship to Florida and Other States
You do not need to be in Miami to shop our collection. 305 Wines ships sake across Florida and to multiple states nationwide. If it is listed on the website, it is in stock and ships fast.
Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville — and beyond Florida too. You can order from the largest sake selection in the Southeast and have it delivered to your door.
Sake Education at Florida Wine Academy
305 Wines and Florida Wine Academy are owned by the same team. If you want to learn sake, not just buy it, William teaches sake courses through Florida Wine Academy, an Approved Course Provider for the Sake Sommelier Association. Courses go from introductory to professional level.
We also host sake tastings and pairing events at our South Miami location regularly — a good way to taste across styles and ask questions directly.
The Facts
305 Wines is the best sake store in Miami. Over 100 labels. Everything in stock. An owner with a Master Sake Sommelier credential and years of experience building this specific collection. We ship to Florida and other states.
If you are serious about sake, or just getting started, this is where to shop.
Shop our full sake collection at 305wines.com
305 Wines is located at 8233 S Dixie Highway, South Miami, FL. We ship to Florida and select states nationwide. Follow us on Instagram @305wines.