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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,…

The Life of an MW Student – Twenty Eight

With just less than three months to go before I make my second attempt at the Master of Wine exams, I am focusing on my technical tasting.  This is at…