This is the detail about sake tasting. You can contact Nick Pead, at WSET in London. His email is npead@wset.co.uk and his phone number is +44 20 7089 3804
Sakes of Niigata
Wednesday, 2nd March 2011 7:00 pm to 8.30 pm
Vintners’ Room WSET, 39-45 Bermondsey St London SE1 3XF
£15
Sakes from the the prefecture of Niigata have long had a following among connoisseurs. Now, four famous producers - Kirinzan, Manotsuru, Setchubai and Ichishima - are coming to London to offer a range of styles to taste and give a seminar on Niigata sakes and what makes them special
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The event is generously supported by the Niigata Sake Brewers Association and their participating Kuramoto (sake brewery owners). Niigata Prefecture, the “Sake Kingdom,” is home to ninety-seven brewers who specialize in developing sakes with a unique crisp and dry taste.
As well as the four producers, participants will meet Mr Kenichi Watanabe, Head of Niigata Prefectural Sake Research Institute and ex appraisal officer for the National Sake Awards, Japan’s most prestigious sake competition, and Mr Michael Simkin, a preeminent non-Japanese sake expert from New York who will share useful tips on appreciating sake like a connoisseur.