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Umami Mart Ori by Den Sake Brewery
May 21, 2019
Orizake has always intrigued me. Ori, in Japanese, means bottom or lower. In the context...
A Visit to Tomita Brewery in Shiga
February 14, 2019
Tomita Brewery is a sake brewery on the northern tip of Lake Biwa in Shiga...
A Visit to Kita Brewery in Shiga
February 14, 2019
The first time we met Mayuko Kita, of Kita Sake Brewery, was in Fremont at...
Visiting the Yoichi Nikka Distillery (Hokkaido)
October 30, 2018
Last year, my husband Johnny and I took his mom on her first trip to...
Meeting Yoshihiro Sako of Oakland's Den Sake Brewery
September 18, 2018
Order a bottle of Den Sake today! I met Yoshihiro Sako back in 2014 for...
Shinkame Sake Brewery
November 14, 2017
My love for sake can be traced back to a winter night in 2006 when...
A Visit to Kitaya Brewery in Kyushu
November 22, 2016
We visited Kitaya Brewery in Kyushu, Japan, where we met the brewers, workers, and got a tour of the sake-making facilities.
Sneak Peek: The Pot Still at Hitachino Brewery
January 26, 2016
The makers of beloved Japanese Hitachino craft beer (Kiuchi Brewery) will distill whisky next!
Nest is Best: Visiting the Hitachino Beer Brewery in Japan
January 22, 2016
It was our true pleasure to visit the Hitachino Brewery in Japan last week where Hitachino Nest is brewed.
A Visit to Sake One Brewery in Oregon
August 3, 2015
We visited Oregon sake brewery, Sake One. Operating since 1998, Sake One produces all Momokawa sakes.
A Visit to Kinshihai Brewery
April 27, 2015
Sake is one of those things that really makes you appreciate locality. It's like the...
Yukimuro Snow Refrigerator at Hakkaisan Brewery (Niigata)
April 24, 2015
In 2011, we visited Hakkaisan, a sake brewery in Niigata. As one of the most...