Sake Tasting on Wine Library TV

Sake Tasting on Wine Library TV – Episode #355

November 21, 2007

We have waited too long for the Sake episode and finally Gary Vaynerchuk sits down and tastes away and on this day before Thanksgiving.

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“Great to see that you are willing to try different things. Great show….” by Adrian aka AnGkEr
“Cool episode, Gary! Didn’t know you were a big sake fan!
QOTD: Otok…” by Logan
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Tozai Snow Maiden NigoriJapanese Sake
Shadows Of Katano Nigori SakeJapanese Sake
Ginga Shizuku Sake Divine DropletsJapanese Sake
Nanbu Bijin Sake Ancient PillarsJapanese Sake

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November 25, 2007

Todd Smith
Great episode. The problem with premium Sake is it’s limited production and price point. It’s hard for people to try many different ones at $30 btl. It would be nice to see more choices and quality in the $10-$20 range.
November 25, 2007

gl600
Great episode… really got me interested in Sake’. keep it up!
November 24, 2007

desmaic
ahhhhhh vaynason… you drinka tha sake!!!!
much thank you and honor!
November 24, 2007

wayno da wino
MoooooChoo Gracios for dat Fuuuun Episode!!
Gotta get me somma dat…….

QOTD: Had a cheap, raunchy one years ago.
Never tried it again.
November 24, 2007

dave from Osaka (thunderball)
Wicked episode. Been in Japan almost 9 years now and sake is well…a deep and wonderous world. When you come over this way we’ll head up to Kyoto and tour the old sake breweries before sitting down to a huge grilled fish meal and an insane spread of junmai daiginjo! Until then!
November 23, 2007

terry
sign…Gary…have some pride in the REAL WINE.
November 23, 2007

sky
also gary i would recomend the momokawa series; silver, ruby, diamond, and pearl(cloudy).
November 23, 2007

sky
divine droplets is my all time fav……..must find this ancient pillars and try it too..
November 23, 2007

Timothy Sullivan
Gary – A huge thank you for doing a sakÃ© episode and raising the profile of this amazing beverage. SakÃ© is such a huge topic, it could have a website of it’s own! oh, wait – it does! Please check out my NYC SakÃ© Blog at http://www.UrbanSake.com.

I have some posts on terrific nigori sakes (the cloudy type you featured) and I even profile a seminar I attended with Mr. Kosuke Kuji, the enthusiastic brewer of the OUTSTANDING Nanbu Bijin sakÃ©.

Isn’t sakÃ© fantastic? you can really get hooked like I did.

A few things I thought deserved mentioning are milling rate and serving temperature. Milling rate is the amount of the outer rice grain that is ground away prior to brewing. the more of the hull that is removed, the higher grade the sakÃ©. Also, serving temperature is very important. well, it’s important to try different temps to determine what you like. from chilled to gently warmed, there are tons of flavors in there. It’s recommended that most premium Ginjo and Daiginjo SakÃ©s be served slightly chilled.

Vocabulary when learning about sake was a challenge for me and a lot of folks. “ginjo” is pronounced with a hard G like in the word beGIN . not a soft G like Gin martini. (GIN-joe). “junmai” is pronounced (june my).

Thanks again for promoting SakÃ© in this way – I hope your episode prompts lots of people to try their first premium sakÃ©!
Kanpai,
Timothy Sullivan
http://www.UrbanSake.com
November 23, 2007

Taylor
Great shoe Gary, it was like you were a controlled storm looks like you were in the sakelightenment.
QOTD Can’t lie the only sake I’ve had is crappy sake at a little sushi restaurant when my friends and I sake bomb! looks like there is good sake out there so I better step it up!
November 23, 2007

Scott
QOTD:
Never had sake before and never had any desire to. I do now. Thanks GV.
November 23, 2007

the big wine O
only have had sake that tastes like dirty laundry
November 22, 2007

Deas
Hey Gary -
Love the show. I’m in Japan, and a huge sake fan myself. I’d like to see you do tastings of more specific sakes. (é…’ [sake] only means “alcohol” in Japanese.) If you get a chance, I’d love to see a review of some shochu versus Korean soju. Seems like you stayed with the ninonshu today.
November 22, 2007

Dan NYC
QOTD: Love sake, I haven’t had enough of the good stuff.
November 22, 2007

Kristen
Nice episode GV.

QOTD: I’ve had some of the really low end sakes, like Geikkan so I can’t say that I’ve liked those, but my Japanese friends did bring some from home and it was excellent. Can’t quite remember the name though, seeing as I don’t read katakana script!
November 22, 2007

Sassodoro
Very interesting show, Gary. I haven’t had much Sake, and certainly none of the high end stuff. I’ll have to give it a try.
November 22, 2007

orie0704
QOTD: Homare and Dewazakura are my favorite breweries. Hard to pick a single sake amongst them. Sometimes I prefer a futushu (non special-designation sakes) over anything else, especially Homare’s.
November 22, 2007

NADINE
Great show Gary !

Sake as you said is an acquired taste but once you find that fine bottle of sake you seem not to get enough of, ohh woow when combined with fresh delicate fish or sushi, home made or take out, just yummm. Here in Montreal we have snow, so during winter I tend to go for the hot sake. I don’t remember the brand name as I am not too experienced in this field. If you do however do do another show on sake, you should do one on hot sake and combine it with either desert or whatever idea comes to mind, that be awsome ! Thanks for this show Gary, really liked it.
November 22, 2007

David M Roberts
Not a sake fun, but liked the show for variety’s sake (or, sake, as the case may be…)

The Jets are going to get clobbered, but really, it’s all about the Packers.
November 22, 2007

Jon B.
Awesome show loved it. I’ve never had Saki but I will for sure give it a try now.GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTTSSSSS!!!(What am I saying????).Thanks Gary and WLTV crew Happy Thanksgiving.
November 22, 2007

Pastafari Pirate
I think you’d had a little Sake before you started taping…. yes?
November 22, 2007

Matty H
I am not high on sake…suppose I never understood the point of ’shooting’ rice wine. My experiences have been below average to average drinking it. Until this episode I can truly say that I’ve never seen a person smell the bouquet and make an effort to savor. Maybe we dont understand the culture, history and many options behind the beverage. Or, maybe more accurately, sake hasnt had the backing of a good ‘ol American marketing push
November 22, 2007

Pok Yue Weng
Excellent ep Gary. I have been a big sake drinker for the longest time. Seems like the best kept secret around.
November 22, 2007

Sonnenuhr
Interesting show. I’ve only had sake in Tokyo and it didn’t leave much of an impression. Obviously need to try some higher end stuff.

If the Jets win… Gosh Gary, if the Jets win you should be giving wine away, because they will NEVER beat the ‘Boys! Y’all have a Happy Turkey Day
November 22, 2007

Christopher J
QOTD: Never, because I can’t read the bottles.