Tag: daiginjo

The World’s Best Sake: Tasting at the Joy of Sake Soiree 2010

One of the public wine tastings I most look forward to every year doesn’t serve a single drop of wine.

The World’s Best Sake: Tasting at the Joy of Sake Soiree 2009

, which is the largest (and only?) sake competition held outside of Japan. Much to my continued delight, America seems

Minogawa Shuzo “Koshino Omachi” Daiginjo, Niigata Prefecture

In the wine world, the grapes matter. Move past the varietal surface of wine consumption, and you’ll quickly descend into

Obata Shuzo Manotsuru “Yososaku” Junmai Daiginjo, Niigata Prefecture

Sake brewing has a long and storied history in Japan, and because of the island nation’s relative isolation, many breweries