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Listen up. Only gonna say this once. That hot or warmed up sake you have been drinking at sushi bars or at home is NOT SAKE!! It’s made in California and Japanese Restaurants only heat that swill up to attempt to not have it taste like dirty dish water. The real deal and the highest level of sake is made in Japan and graded a Junmai Daiginjo. You drink it chilled or ice cold and you will get apples , clean citrus, pears and some have a cucumber 🥒 cooling finish. A Junmai Daiginjo might cost $35 but it sure is better then drinking warm dirty water California fake sake. Lesson Over . . . #sake #junmaidaiginjo #kyotojapan #chilled #ricewine #gold #katoukichibeeshouten #sushi #sashimi #nohangover #sakebomb #sommelier #winelife

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Good Times Ahead For Oregon Pinotphiles

After coming off a Mediocre at best vintage of 2011 in Oregon in my opinion, the 2014 harvest is looking amazing. I have been following the harvest that began last month and is still going on in some vineyards out in Oregon and when the 2014 Pinot Noirs and Pinot Gris are released, we may […]

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Listen up. Only gonna say this once. That hot or warmed up sake you have been drinking at sushi bars or at home is NOT SAKE!! It’s made in California and Japanese Restaurants only heat that swill up to attempt to not have it taste like dirty dish water. The real deal and the highest level of sake is made in Japan and graded a Junmai Daiginjo. You drink it chilled or ice cold and you will get apples , clean citrus, pears and some have a cucumber 🥒 cooling finish. A Junmai Daiginjo might cost $35 but it sure is better then drinking warm dirty water California fake sake. Lesson Over . . . #sake #junmaidaiginjo #kyotojapan #chilled #ricewine #gold #katoukichibeeshouten #sushi #sashimi #nohangover #sakebomb #sommelier #winelife