noun
autumn-released sake
A sake production term: brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over summer, and shipped in autumn after a second pasteurization. Often prized for its mellow, rounded flavor.
この酒蔵の秋上がりは、まろやかで飲みやすい。
This brewery's autumn-released sake is mellow and easy to drink.
秋上がりの時期になると、酒屋に新酒が並ぶ。
When the autumn-release season comes, new sake appears in liquor stores.
noun
end of harvest
Refers to the period when the autumn harvest is finished. Less common than the sake sense; may appear in agricultural or seasonal contexts.
秋上がりの田んぼは、次の作付けまで静かになる。
After the harvest ends, the rice fields become quiet until the next planting.
新酒 is new sake released in early winter, while 秋上がり is aged over summer and released in autumn.
ひやおろし is a similar autumn sake term, but often refers to unpasteurized or once-pasteurized sake shipped in autumn, whereas 秋上がり specifically involves two pasteurizations.
Compound of 秋 (autumn) and 上がり (finishing, completion). The sake sense derives from the idea of sake 'finishing' its summer aging and being ready in autumn.