With respect to high-class sake, once Yamadanishiki enjoyed a predominant position, but recently the way of selecting and using rice as raw materials has drastically been changed partly because of the development of new varieties of sakamai.
高級酒となるとかつて山田錦一辺倒の傾向すらあった原料米の選び方や使い方も、近年は新種の開発などにより変化が著しい。