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Showing posts with label hakkaisan. Show all posts
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Monday, August 11, 2014
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Bringing Together Sake and Wine
What do you think of when you hear the words “Japanese
culture?” Perhaps sushi, maybe samurai warriors, or maybe even catchy pop music
comes to mind. But what about the enigmatic sake? Sake is one of the defining
cultural pieces of Japan ,
yet it hasn’t quite broken into the international mainstream compared to its
western rival, wine.
Over the weekend, myself along with several other NA Sales
staff members had the pleasure of attending a “Sake 101” seminar from the Hakkaisan brand
ambassador and Sake Samurai Tim Sullivan as well as Suguru Nakajima, a
representative from the Hakkaisan brewery in Niigata, Japan, at the beautiful
Silenus Vintners vineyards in Napa, California. Also in attendance were Scott
Meadows of Silenus Vintners, Yuri Soshizaki of Napa Valley Wine Train, Bryan
Avila of Napa Valley Wineworks, and Pam Harter of David Arthur Vineyards, to
name a few. This convergence of eastern sake from Hakkaisan and western wine from Silenus Vintners was a beautiful contrast.
(Sake Samurai is a title given by the Japan Sake Brewers
Association Junior Council to individuals who are dedicated to spreading
knowledge about sake worldwide. Tim is no exception, and travels the globe to
passionately speak about sake to both beginners and seasoned veterans in an
easy to understand manner.)
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