I've introduced the idea of warm sake several times in Sake Gumi. People still ask me, "Is warm sake bad? Do people warm sake to mask poor quality?" The short answer is a big fat, "No." Traditionally, sake is enjoyed warm, and that's how it...
Our Sake Gumi program is awesome - a subscription service that delivers two bottles of sake to members every month with pairing and serving suggestions. Sometimes the Sake Gumi selections are so good that our members demand that they go onto...
One of the best parts of being in Sake Gumi is attending our Sake Gumi Social events. We host tastings, dinners, and tours centering around sake education and drinking. To tie in with the past couple months of Sake Gumi (last month, the theme...
Hello Sake Gumi members! I’m happy to be taking over for Yoko this month to talk about pairing sake with my favorite food: noodles! But before that, a little about me - I co-own Umami Mart with Yoko and am a lover of adult beverages....
We're excited to launch our Sake Gumi products - the tokkuri (carafe) and ochoko (sake cups). Enjoy a warm or room temperature junmai sake in these porcelain sakewares, made in Japan.
Every year, August is a time for reflection. As a Japanese-American (and as a human) it is a time to reflect upon the events of August 6, 1945, when the American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, dropped the world’s first atom...
This month's sakes are all from Yamagata Prefecture, to belatedly celebrate that Yamagata's sakes were granted Geographical Indication (G.I.) last December. So alongside Bordeaux wine, Darjeeling tea and Tuscan olive oil, Yamagata sakes are now recognized as a product that originates from a...
Pulling out balled-up leftover cheeses and one-cup sakes from my fridge is my weeknight, wind-down, go-to ritual after work. Even though some cheeses pair better with certain types of sake, I love nibbling on cheeses with whatever sakes happen to be rolling around in...
Since opening in 2015, Sequoia Sake Brewery has been a gem in the heart of the Bay Area. Located just south of Portrero Hill, founders Noriko Kamei and Jake Myrick use their space as a full-scale sake brewery, as well as...
The first time I tried an Imada Shuzo (brewery) sake was in 2014 when we opened our bottle shop in Oakland. The savory acidity of the Fukucho Forgotton Fortune Junmai made my mouth water, and I have been a convert...
Miho Imada of Imada Sake Brewery and me with two of the bottles offered this month for Sake Gumi! May sakes ship today for Sake Gumi, our monthly sake subscription club. If you like what's on deck here, you should
I always get nervous before an event because I want it to be the best that it can be. Last week's 2nd Annual Sake Dinner at Camino restaurant was no exception. I tossed and turned all night, imagining how the...
We selected sakes that would pair well with communal meals. We considered the fact that individuals within families all have different tastes.
Extra dry sakes are refreshing when enjoyed cold and take the edge off after a long day when served warm. Learn more 4 extra dry sakes in our sake club.
This month's sake club bottles include four fruity, cold sakes that pair well with the seafood and shellfish that are currently in season.
Give the gift that keeps on giving – for six months or a year: Sake Gumi Gift Subscriptions for our monthly curated sake club.
This month's sakes defy expectations and are undeniably funky. With mushroomy aromas or yeasty flavors, they throw curveballs in how they’ve been brewed.
We visited Kitaya Brewery in Kyushu, Japan, where we met the brewers, workers, and got a tour of the sake-making facilities.
October's Sake Gumi theme highlights the images of Japanese legends and folklore on sake labels. Many sakes are named after ghoulish characters. Learn more!
All of the sakes this month were chosen to exhibit how umami plays an important role in sake, and chosen for their umami-rich profiles.
