Archive for July, 2008
Hokkaido Hits the Big Apple
Hokkaido is the northern most island of Japan, a huge place with lots of agriculture, open spaces and cold winters. It’s capital is Sapporo which calls to mind another certain alcoholic beverage more so than sake in the minds of most folks. However, one man is working to change all that.
His [...]
Sake Bars Featured in the New York Times
Compared to the coverage wine and beer get in the mainstream media, sake coverage often trails far behind. Every once in a while, though, sake gets its moment to shine. According to UrbanSake.com headquarter’s scientific calculations, sake mentions in the media are on a permanent upswing.
Case in point is the latest travel [...]
NYC: Urban Sake Lecture @ N.Y. ANIME Festival!
[ September 26, 2008; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] I am holding a lecture on Sake at the 2008 New York ANIME Festival. I held a similar Lecture at the Anime Festival last year and it was a lot of fun! This festival is a riot and if you happen to go, don’t miss my lecture!
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Interview: Mr. Yageta of Fukumitsuya Brewery
I recently got the chance to sit down with Mr. Junichi Yageta, who works for the very well regarded Fukumitsuya Sake Brewery.
Fukumitsuya Brewery, founded in 1625 in Kanazawa City in Ishikawa Prefecture, is the producer of the “Kagatobi” brand of sake – an emerging brand in the US market and very [...]
Sakagura Hosts Joto Sake
New York City is crowded, loud, humid and dirty. Why on earth would anyone want to live here? For me, the answer is easy. Where else in the U.S. can I get such easy access to top notch sake tastings?! A recent event I went to was simply fantastic and reminded me why [...]
