June 2016
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Sake Competitions – The “Big Boy” Sake Competition in Japan
Read nowAs you know from the last True Sake Newsletter I am deeply vested in the International Wine Challenge Sake Competition called the IWC. Essentially the IWC is the largest wine tasting competition in the world held in London every year....
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Top 10 List – Ten Gold Medal Breweries At True Sake
Read nowSo you want to drink a Gold Medal? Each year the Japanese government sponsors a sake tasting that is the end all be all to the countless number of sake makers in Japan. It is an extremely prestigious honor to...
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Sake Friends – A New Generation of International Sake Makers
Read nowUpon my return from Hyogo Prefecture and the Tenth Anniversary of the International Wine Challenge (IWC) I received an email from a friend “in the industry” who makes sake in Norway. First making sake in Norway is cool, but to...
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Sake On-line – New “Stores” Within The True Sake Website (Special Discount)
Read nowWhat the hey? So instead of our usual “New Store Arrivals” section this month, we wanted to introduce you to a new page on the website. We call them stores within the store and it’s a great chance for certain...
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Sake Day 2016 – A Friday Night Movie and Sake Party!
Read nowIf you are reading this then you know! If you are interested in this section then you are a fan of Sake Day! Who isn’t? It truly is one of the best sake tasting events in the WORLD! There I...
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The Beau-Zone Layer
Read nowKuroushi Omachi “Black Bull”From Wakayama Prefecture. Junmai Ginjo. SMV: +3 Acidity: 1.7 Okay Folks! Are you ready to try one of “those” brews? Are you ready to taste a “sake drinker’s sake”? This Black Bull is both a beauty and...
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Sake Shipping – Are You In A “Bad” State?
Read nowNow order online! Same and next-day delivery in SF and we ship to anywhere in California as well as DC, ID, MO, NM, NV, NY, OR, VA and WY! Are you sick of this list? Are you not on this...
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Sake Images – is now #truesake on Instagram
Read nowSo there have been a lot of requests on how to follow me and my (let’s call it unique) eye for sake-centric photography. There are two ways. First you can follow me directly at @truesake on Instagram, which is a really...
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“Ask Beau” – “What’s In Your Fridge Right Now?”
Read nowHey, that’s a pretty good question Scott K from South San Francisco. But my first reply is which fridge? Ha! I have three. One for food and family, which is always full of sake and there is no room for...