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So…what is sake?

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on March 9, 2017 in Sake | no comments
A lot of folks think that sake is rice wine. In fact, it's not wine at all. If anything, it's more closely related to beer, as it is actually brewed. What is it made from exactly? Water, rice, yeast and koji...and sometimes alcohol...happily explained below. RICES There are 100 plus strains of sake
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A women’s place…is in the vineyard, cellar and everyplace besides

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on March 8, 2017 in Holidays, | no comments
With International Women's Day upon us, we want to make a point of giving a proper shout-out to name but a few of the women winemakers that abound in The Wine Company portfolio. Our hope is that you explore these and raise your glasses to help forge a better working world - a
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Sake through the ages

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on March 7, 2017 in Sake | one comment
H I S T O R Y   O F   S A K E Japan's earliest written history, the Kojiki, establishes sake's origin back two millennia to the Age of the Gods, the Kamiyo. The kami, the deities of the Shinto faith, gathered to eat, drink, and be merry at
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Sake the Epiphany

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on March 6, 2017 in Sake | no comments
We find many of our dearest discoveries over drinks at dinner. Sake is no exception. Once we evolved beyond the warmed sake of yore to discover the varied styles beyond this inert custom, a light bulb flickered and down the rabbit hole we went matching mineral junmai to favorite oysters,
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