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ould you like to be one of a select group of pioneers in the world of saké who are about to make history by becoming one of the first certified sakémasters in the United States. As you may know, there are currently more certified wine sommeliers in Japan than there are in France. We believe that in the very near future, there will be more certified sakémasters in the United States than Japan. And you can be one of the first of this very select group!

 

 

Sake Producers
U.S.A.

SakéOne Corporation
SakéOne is the only American owned saké maker in the world. We combine the best of Japanese tradition and American innovation to produce award winning premium sakés that are tailored specifically to saké enthusiasts and wine drinkers alike. And, unlike our competition which uses machines throughout the manufacturing process, we took a step back in time by equipping our kura with a special cedar lined koji room where the koji-kin enzyme is introduced by hand to each and every grain of special saké rice used to produce our smooth-tasting, aromatic sakés.
www.sakeone.com
Gekkeikan Sake(U.S.A.), Inc.
Established in 1637, Gekkeikan is One of the World's Oldest Companies.With a growing worldwide appreciation of Japanese cuisine over the past few decades, Gekkeikan Saké has been experiencing a tremendous growth in popularity. To meet this increase in demand, Gekkeikan Saké (USA), Inc. was established in Folsom, California in 1989.Gekkeikan's passion for pleasing the saké connoisseur remains as strong as it was over 360 years ago when the tradition of both taste and quality.
www.gekkeikan-sake.com
Hakusan Sake
Located in the Napa Valley, California's premium wine region,situated on 20 acres, surrounded by beautiful Japanese gardens, the Kohnan facility is the realization of its founder's dream. Built in 1989, our state of the art brewery can produce up to 240,000 cases of Hakusan sakés annually. Using rice grown in the Sacramento Valley, we have been able to capture the distinctive flavor of saké by successfully blending ancient tradition with modern technology.
www.hakusan.com

Ozeki Sake (U.S.A.), Inc.
Ozeki was the first major sake brewer to begin production in the United States. In 1999, Ozeki Sake (USA) celebrated its 20th anniversary. Not only is Ozeki the oldest sake brewer in the United States, it can boast of a history of over 285 years in Japan. Ozeki's Japan headquarters is located in Nada (between Osaka and Kobe), a sake brewing region famous for its water (Miyamizu) and sake-brewing rice (Yamada-Nishiki). In the U.S., Ozeki was also concerned about location, which is why Hollister, California, was carefully chosen. In Hollister, water from the Sierra Nevada mountains and rice from nearby Sacramento provide Ozeki Sake with quality ingredients to make the finest sake.
www.ozekisake.com
Takara Sake Inc.
Takara Sake USA, Inc. was established in 1982 in Berkeley, California as a subsidiary of Takara Shuzo Company, Ltd., a leading alcoholic beverage manufacturer in Japan. Takara Shuzo accomplished this by acquiring the former Numano Saké Company, Ltd.Takara Sake USA Inc., is a leading manufacturer of Saké in the United States with offices in Los Angeles, Honolulu, and New York. The main products produced in Berkeley are the "Shu Chiku Bai" brands of Saké (Regular, Extra-dry, Sierra Cold Saké, Ginjo and Nigori). "Takara Mirin" (cooking wine), and Takara, Kinsen, and Koshu brands of plum wines. In addition to these brands, Takara Saké USA, Inc. imports from the parent company in Japan the following products; Baisho Zukuri saké, Dai Ginjo saké and Takara Jun Shochu and Yokaichi (distilled spirit).
www.takarasake.com

Sake Producers
Japan

Hakushika
Tatsuuma-Honke Brewing Co., Ltd.
An ancient Chinese legend tells of a mystical white deer with spiritual powers. One day Emperor Hsuen Chon (712-756 A.D.) found this beautiful animal roaming the grounds of his palace. Words and a crest engraved on a copper medallion at the base of the antlers of the deer attested that it had survived for over 1000 years. Since that day, "Hakushika" (the white deer) has been recognized as a symbol of "one thousand years of longevity." We took our name from the legend of over 330 years ago, Since then, Hakushika has been synonymous with legendary quality sale throughout the world.
www.hakushika.co.jp
Gekkeikan Saké
The third largest saké producer in the US but the largest in the world. Located in Folsom, California.
http://www.gekkeikan-sake.com/
Konishi Saké
The producer of a leading imported saké in the US, Shirayuki Saké.
http://www.konishi.co.jp/E/products.html
Hakutsuru Saké
The producer of a leading imported saké in the US, Hakutsuru Saké.
http://www.hakutsuru-sake.com/
Sun-Masamune
Innovative saké producer located in Australia
http://www.sun-masamune.com.au/
Kikumasamune
A producer of a leading imported saké in the US, Kikumasamune saké.
http://www.kikumasamune.com/
Izumibaski Co. Ltd.
Sake Home Page of Izumibashi Co. Ltd. Izumibashi is a Sake  brewery in   Japan founded in 1857. Information includes how to drink sake, kinds of sake, and sake brewing methods
Harasho brewery
Harasho brewery is located in the City of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture. Site includes general history and information about brewery.
Tamanohikari Sake.
Sake Home Page featuring Tamanohikari Sake.

Sake Information
International Sake Institute
Leading US based saké information site with a free online sakémaster certification course. Free saké  newsletter.
http://www.sakes.com
About.com
Nice summary of saké including a saké dictionary.
http://wine.about.com/library/types/bl_sake.htm
Roy's Restaurant
Great sake and great food, what more could you ask for in a restaurant?
http://www.roysrestaurant.com/
The Wine Report
Lots of information on wine and some especially nice articles on our favorite kind of wine, rice wine!
http://www.winesimple.com/
Japan Sake Brewers Association
A wonderful site featuring all kinds of information on sake from brewing to drinking.
http://www.japansake.or.jp/
Randy's World
Randy Caparoso's section of the Wine Lover's Page, features quite a few good articles on sake.
http://www.wineloverspage.com/randysworld/
Sake Association of America
SAA, was established in July 1997, by the ten major saké businesses in the United States. Seven of the ten saké businesses manufacturer saké in the US, and three are major importers of saké from Japan. These ten businesses have invested significantly in developing the US saké industry. Now combined, the ten saké business supply 1.5 million cases of saké (more than 100% increase in 10 years) every year in United States.
http://www.sakeusa.com/
Sake World
John Gauntner's informative sake site. Guantner writes a semi-monthly column on sake for The Japan Times, Japan's leading English-language newspaper, and publishes the free monthly Sake World email newsletter. John is also the author of The Sake Companion, The Sake Handbook and coauthor of Sake: Pure & Simple.
Bishu Honpo
Bishu Honpo is a varied and excellent source of information about sake in both Japanese and English, with updates daily. Very much worth checking out.
www.japanese-gourmet.com
This new site is a great reference resource to people interested  in Japanese foods, beverages and related products. It also provides listings of  Japanese restaurants in various states.
www.bento.com/tokyofood.html
This site is packed with information on dining in Tokyo and other excellent links to Japanese food and drink resources on the web.
Sushi Ran restaurant.
This website features information on the Bay Area's Sushi Ran restaurant. The restaurant serves a wide variety of chilled premium sake.
www.freshwasabi.com
Wasabi Pacific is the largest grower of fresh wasabi in North America. Fresh wasabi is shipped daily direct from the growers  in Oregon. Learn about fresh wasabi, order online, try recipes, and learn the difference  between powdered and tubed wasabi and the real thing.
www.japansociety.org
The Japan Society is New York's leading cultural and intellectual resource on Japan.
http://ns.media-akita.or.jp/akita-sake/akita-sakeE.html
Information and history of sake brewing in Japan's Akita Prefecture.
http://www.geocities.com/shamusan/sake.html
An introduction to sake and how to brew it. Includes a glossary of terms,  short history of sake making, homebrewing information, and some recipes.
http://brewery.org/brewery/library/sake_MH0796.html
Information on brewing sake at home by Mitsuo Hoshida.
http://www.suihitsu.co.jp/eng/lecture/sake/sake.html
Sake Dictionary. There are only two ways to discover a truly great sake. One way is to drink every sake you can find. The other is to accumulate  knowledge. Here we present the  techniques used in the preparation of  sake, the history of sake, terminology such as "sakabayashi" that we'd  like you to know, and some interesting stories about sake in general.
http://www.suihitsu.co.jp/eng/brands/brands.html
Top 25 Sake Brands of Isaka Yasuhiro, President of Isaka Shoten.
http://www.zutto.com
A Japanese restaurant in New York with information on sake and links to other sites.
http://www.novusvinum.com
Here, wine fanciers can find tasting notes and information about boutique wineries  worldwide.
http://www.gwjapan.org/sakenet/sakelink.html
Provides a mega-index to English and Japanese sake sites on the web.
http://www.joyofsake.com
Information about sake rice, brewing techniques, food, and  sake in general.