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  • Sad Passing – The Sake Industry Loses a Giant
    July 8, 2022

    Sad Passing – The Sake Industry Loses a Giant

    I have an admission to make. When I first opened the store roughly twenty years ago, Niigata prefecture sake was considered the best sake and the best sake producing prefecture. Was this accurate? I could not say, but Niigata had...

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  • Sake Set – A Yamagata Sake Sampler
    July 8, 2022

    Sake Set – A Yamagata Sake Sampler

    So have you booked your flight to Japan yet? Not yet? Okay we have a little something for you to make your wait a little less painful. How would you like to visit Yamagata Prefecture sitting at your kitchen table?...

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  • Sake News - Good Read About IWC
    July 8, 2022

    Sake News - Good Read About IWC

    Super Som KJ Rizzo(@sipsommkj) takes a deep dive into what makes the International Wine Challenge Sake Side the largest international sake competition in the world. KJ writes a great article for the Sake Times and it's worth your attention if...

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  • Sake Tasting - Get Your Soto On
    July 8, 2022

    Sake Tasting - Get Your Soto On

    Please join us in-store for a Saturday Sake Tasting with Jenn Ross from SOTO Sake. Enjoy SOTO’s line-up and get a special discounted price during the tasting. When: Sat, Aug 6th from 2-4pm Where: @True Sake 560 Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA...

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  • Beau Zone Layer – Kirinzan Junmai Ginjo
    July 8, 2022

    Beau Zone Layer – Kirinzan Junmai Ginjo

    Niigata Prefecture Junmai Ginjo SMV: +4 Acidity:1.3   This month’s BZL is a tribute to our friend Ataru Kobayashi, founder of Niigata Sake Selections who recently passed away. In his honor I’d like to remind people about one of his...

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