Welcome to the 162nd Issue of America’s sake-centric Newsletter. In this very cold and shivery issue read about a recent trip to Japan to participate in a sake “promotion” endeavor, hear about a sake radio program that talked sake and...
Last month, I was asked out of the blue to attend a Sake Exporting Summit in Tokyo and Kobe Japan. I usually balk at these efforts, because I am a bit of cynic after all these years of watching sake...
Doing radio sake interviews is always fun. Years back, I used to do several with SF’s very own Gene Burns “Dining Around.” Recently, I was asked by Brian Springer of Epic Wines and a fearless DJ at KXSF.FM to do...
Recently Jim Clarke, who is a wine, beer, and spirits writer based in New York, reached out for NPR’s “The Salt” to discuss sake from a global perspective. It was about an hour interview. I liked the angle that he...
Have you circled the date for the “Future of Sake”? The 13th Annual Sake Day is happening and it’s happening in a big way! We have our color picked out! We have been inviting sake brewers from all over Japan....
Hello my fellow Sake Brethren, First things first. What the HECK is going on with our weather? Okay, sure... we all know about global warming and it's imminent dangers. But that's not the point. And that's not what this...
Nama here, nama there, namas almost everywhere! Folks the fridges are loaded with freshly released spring-unpasteurized sakes that capture the heart and the start of a brewery’s yearly offerings. These brews are for the true sake drinkers who love it...
Ninki Ichi “Natural”From Fukushima Prefecture. Sparkling Junmai Ginjo. SMV: -70 Acidity: 6.5 I’m just back from visiting this modern brewery in Fukushima Prefecture. The owner and good friend Yujin Yusa gave me a long tour of his brewery, and we...
So 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...
Well that’s an easy one! Almost everything! Sake exports to the US have been growing at a double-digit clip for over a decade. We have some of the best sakes available in Japan on our shelves in the US. The...
Ha! Over the years I have always had the most fun writing about sake and Valentine’s Day. Need Proof? Check out KJ’s Section about mining the archives for fun stories. She has a lot this month, because of my past...
