Refers to the facility or building where sake is brewed and often stored.
Many old sake breweries remain in this region.
wine cellar; sake cellar
A storage space for aging or keeping alcoholic beverages, especially sake or wine. Can be a dedicated room or underground cellar.
Sake aged in a cellar has a deep flavor.
A drinking establishment; a place where alcoholic beverages are served. This usage is less common and may be considered somewhat literary or old-fashioned.
He stopped by his usual bar on the way home from work.
酒蔵 refers specifically to a sake brewery or its storehouse building, whereas 酒屋 usually means the retail shop that sells alcohol (or its owner).
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
Alternate kanji spelling using 倉 (warehouse/storehouse); less common than 酒蔵.
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.