{"product_id":"meet-the-brewery-sanyohai-shuzo-and-gochoda-shuzo-w-jamie-graves","title":"Meet the Brewer: Sanyohai Shuzo + Gochoda Shuzo w. Jamie Graves","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe are honored to welcome two brewers from Japan whose sakes we'll be pouring with Jamie Graves, the Japanese Portfolio Manager at Skurnik Wines and Spirits! Graves has been working closely with \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sanyouhai.com\/en\/\"\u003eSanyohai Shuzo\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/azumaichi.com\/\"\u003eGochoda Shuzo\u003c\/a\u003e to bring the freshest brews into the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGraves will join us from New York, bringing the next president of Gochoda Shuzo, Yumi Seto-san (Saga Prefecture) and Owner-Toji Tsubosaka-san of Sanyohai Shuzo (Hyogo Prefecture). We'll be featuring new sakes from Sanyohai Shuzo and Gochoda Shuzo, who make Azumaichi sake. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/azumaichi.com\/\"\u003eGochoda Shuzo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe sake brewery Gochoda Shuzo is based in the warm western part of Kyushu in Saga prefecture. Kyushu’s warmer temperatures and humid climate traditionally led to hotter fermentations than sake made in the cold north and naturally creates a bolder style. In 1988 the brewery began to pursue the unusual practice of growing all the rice for their sake themselves. They do almost everything else in house, from milling the rice on their own machines, building their own custom square wooden rice steamers, and cultivating their own strains of yeast. The result is a line of big bodied sake bursting with flavor that demonstrates its Kyushu roots but also highlights remarkable subtlety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sanyouhai.com\/en\/\"\u003eSanyohai Shuzo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFounded in 1837, Sanyohai lies in the wooded mountains of western Hyogo, in the series of valleys that contain many of the world’s greatest fields for sake rice. With cool nights and warm, sunny days throughout the summer, the microclimates of the local Banshu area make ideal pockets for growing high grade Yamada Nishiki, considered the world’s best sake rice. The 7th generation of the Tsubosaka family to run Sanyohai is the ambitious Yuichi, who since 2015 has brought a renewed sense of passion, focus and desire to make the best possible expression of sake from the great conditions of Banshu to produce “Banshu Ikkon”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHAT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Meet the Brewery: Sanyohai Shuzo + Gochoda Shuzo w. Jamie Graves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHEN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSunday, October 1, 2023, 2pm-4pm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHERE: \u003c\/strong\u003eUmami Mart Bar\u003cbr\u003e4027 Broadway, Oakland CA 94611\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADMISSION:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFirst come, first served. No reservations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e21+\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe'll be tasting through the following sakes:\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBanshu Ikkon Super Dry ‘Kita Nishiki’ Junmai, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBanshu Ikkon Super Dry Junmai Ginjo, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBanshu Ikkon ‘Aiyama’ Junmai Ginjo\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAzumaichi Junmai\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAzumaichi Junmai Ginjo\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eGet a sticker pass for $35 to try all five sakes!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Umami Mart Events","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40767877709903,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0212\/1922\/files\/Tsubosaka-Toji-2.jpg?v=1692819425","url":"https:\/\/umamimart.life\/products\/meet-the-brewery-sanyohai-shuzo-and-gochoda-shuzo-w-jamie-graves","provider":"Umami Mart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}