Francesco Todescato

Francesco Todescato is a co-founder of Reigen Fermentation, the first German sake brewery in Berlin-Wedding, established together with Katharina and Sebastian. Born in Veneto, Italy, he comes from a family that has been cultivating traditional risotto rice varieties for generations. For Reigen, only Carnaroli rice from the family farm is used, which is enzymatically broken down with Koji and then spontaneously fermented. Francesco brings extensive experience from the family business De Tacchi, where he worked in supply chain, sales, research, and development, exploring innovative applications of rice, corn, and soy in fermentation. After gaining experience in natural wine production in Italy and completing an internship at Terada Honke, one of the few traditional sake breweries in Japan, he now lives permanently in Berlin and dedicates himself fully to Reigen. At Reigen, Francesco combines traditional Japanese brewing knowledge with the philosophy of natural wine and expertise in historical rice varieties – an approach that shapes the distinctive character of Reigen’s Berlin-made sake.