Rice, Water, Earth: Notes on Sake
These posts are the continuation of my thoughts and reporting on sake for the James Beard award-winning Exploring the World of Japanese Craft Sake, which I co-wrote with sake sommelier and Sake Samurai Michael Tremblay.
Sake as a Window on The World: The Aramasa Brewing Year Calendar
“I selected these pictures and poems because I want people to understand sake as one expression of the world, not just as a taste.” — Yusuke Sato, owner-brewery, Aramasa Brewery
Noujou: Akita Prefecture's Farmer-Led Sake Project
What could be better than a pairing in which both the sake rice and the starring vegetable were cultivated on the same land, by the same farmer?