September 21, 2022
World Sake Day is less than two weeks away and to get the party started we’re taking an in-depth look into this exciting category with Japanese Portfolio Manager, Jamie Graves! This week we’re breaking down what’s in the bottle, the... UNFILTERED Archives: Japan
West to East: The 2022 Germany & Austria June Tour
June 29, 2022
This June we hosted over 35 German, Austria, & Sake producers across sixteen cities, from SF to NYC (yes, West to East… it was as intense as ever!), to share as much Riesling, Grüner, Spatburgunder, and more, with YOU! It’s... Five Years of Sake at Skurnik
June 1, 2022
This year, 2022, marks the five-year anniversary of Skurnik’s Japanese Portfolio. Join us as we take a walk down memory lane and chart our journey with this fascinating portfolio. WHERE IT ALL BEGAN Five years ago, in the halcyon days... A Complete, 8-Item Set to Start Up or Refresh Your Sake Section
November 30, 2021
As sake continues to move beyond Japanese restaurants, more customers are looking to their local retailer for a great bottle or cup to take home– which means now is the time to refresh and upgrade your sake section! Even if... Japanese Traditions, American Innovations: Brooklyn Kura Leads the Burgeoning American Sake Scene
September 23, 2021
ABOVE: Brandon Doughan and Brian Polen. Perhaps no internationally enjoyed beverage is identified as closely with one country as sake is with Japan. While whiskey may have roots in Ireland and Scotland, those traditions are now just as firmly rooted... 7 Things We Would Have Loved to Pour for You At Our 2021 GPT
March 9, 2021
Think of this as our monthly answer to, ’so what have you been into lately?’ — fresh updates from Portfolio Managers with unfiltered intel on why we’re drinking what we are. Last year we kicked off the new decade with... Breaking Down Barriers in Wine, Spirits, & Sake – International Women’s Day 2021
March 4, 2021
Above is Angela Osborne of A Tribute to Grace and Land of Saints. Next Monday, March 8th is International Women’s Day 2021 – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women! The day also marks... 5 Sake We’re Feeling Right Now (& Introducing Our Full Japanese Beverage Portfolio!)
October 21, 2020
While Japanese whisky in particular has deservedly received a lot of attention in the past few years as some of the finest on the planet, the vast world of sake brewing covers the entire Japanese archipelago and has a rich... The O-K-I Sales Drive – Partnering with Wineries to Provide Relief to the Restaurant Community
May 21, 2020
PDF Download – Skurnik Restaurant Relief Info for OH, KY, +... Iwao Niizawa: Quiet Revolutionary of the Sake World
May 14, 2020
What is the future of sake? The past is easy to talk about with sake. Its origins stretch back millennia, almost every single brewery making sake today has a history of at least a century, many stretching back hundreds of years....