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Producer Profile: Bodega Tandem, Navarra, Spain

Bodega Tandem is a family-owned winery situated in the Valle de Yerri in the beautiful Navarra region in Northern Spain. Founded in 2003 by Jose Maria Fraile and Alicia Eyaralar,…

The Life of an MW Student – Twenty Nine

In studying for theory exams last year, I created an incredible spreadsheet. This sheet had pages allocated to each exam paper, each divided into sections according to the themes likely…

HeavenSake

HeavenSake is a collaboration between Regis Camus, Chef de Caves at Maison Rare Champagne, and several Japan-based sake brewers. Typically, sake brewers blend multiple batches of sake that use the…

How is Sake Made?

In a previous blog, What is Sake we discussed that sake is a fermented rice beverage made from polished rice, water, yeast, koji mold and, sometimes, brewer’s alcohol. This blog…

What is Sake?

Sake is a fermented rice beverage made from polished rice, water, yeast, koji mold and, sometimes, brewer’s alcohol. A common misconception is that sake is a rice wine; in fact,…