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A very big day for sake

By Et-chan ⋅ May 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

May 20th is finally here, and I am sure a lot of people were waiting very anxiously to see this at 10 am today. The results of this year’s Shinshu Kanpyokai are in, and the complete list of award winners is posted on the NRIB’s website [Japanese]. Out of 957 brews entered into competition, 487 [...]

Sake Glossary in English

By Et-chan ⋅ March 12, 2006 ⋅ 2 comments

In my efforts to write up something from the tastings I have attended as a novice sake connoisseur , I found it is extremely hard to find a good online sake glossary (日本酒用語) in English. Most of terms are standard, but some are just used by certain kura. For example, there are different terms to [...]

National New Sake Awards – Shinshu Kanpyokai

By Et-chan ⋅ March 11, 2006 ⋅ 2 comments

I always wondered how 新酒鑑評会 (Shinshu Kanpyokai = National New Sake Contest) works. When talking about sake, people make a big deal about the sake being the Gold Medal Winner at Shinshu Kanpyokai. In the last sake lecture I attended, someone mentioned that the going price for Gold Medal winning sake is 10,000 yen for [...]

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