noun
Refers to the facility or building where sake is brewed and often stored.
この地域には古い酒蔵がたくさん残っている。
Many old sake breweries remain in this region.
酒蔵で熟成させた日本酒は味わい深い。
Sake aged in a cellar has a deep flavor.
noun
A drinking establishment; a place where alcoholic beverages are served. This usage is less common and may be considered somewhat literary or old-fashioned.
彼は仕事帰りにいつもの酒蔵に立ち寄った。
He stopped by his usual bar on the way home from work.
酒造 refers to sake brewing as an industry or process, while 酒蔵 refers to the physical brewery building.
ワインセラー is a loanword specifically for a wine cellar, whereas 酒蔵 can refer to a cellar for sake or other alcoholic drinks.
居酒屋 is the common modern term for a Japanese-style pub; 酒蔵 as 'bar' is rarer and may evoke a more traditional or rustic image.
Compound of 酒 (sake, alcohol) and 蔵 (storehouse, cellar). The reading さかぐら is a kun'yomi compound. The alternate kanji 酒倉 uses 倉 (warehouse) with a similar meaning.