Darling Harbour's hip new Japanese 'dumplings and beer' stadium-restaurant Harajuku Gyoza, in operation since November last year, are teaming up with the Kizakura Brewery from Kyoto, Japan on Sunday the 24th of March in order to create an educational and dining experience involving sake and food. … Read More
On Thursday the 21st of March, a special sake introduction and tasting session is scheduled to be held by Sake Connect founder Melissa Mills. Melissa is one of Australia's foremost sake educators and has over a decades experience in the sake industry; including being certified with the WSET level 3… Read More
The Annual Perth Sake Festival is back in 2019 next Saturday the 9th of March! Main host and Asian foodstuffs trader Lion Oriental Foods team up with Perth-based cheese store The Cheese Barrel, Japanese product importer JFC Australia and Nippon Food Supplies and sake educators Kodawari Sake Educ… Read More
Tokyo Mart - a large Japanese supermarket located in Northbridge, Sydney, will be holding a free tasting event for sake by the Kikumasamune Shuzo Brewery from 12-noon to 4PM this Saturday the 2nd of March. There will also be a special-offer 1-day sale on all Kikumasamune products in store. Kikumas… Read More
Sake-traders Sakenet are teaming with Sydney restaurant Sasaki to host a special 'Sake and Sweets', joint-tasting event to cap off this Valentines season this Sunday the 24th of February. Eight different sake's will be made available for sampling along with a number of treats courtesy of the kitche… Read More
The Annual Miss Sake program is coming to Australia for the very first time in 2019! The Miss Sake program exists to select a Cultural Ambassador to share a love and understanding of sake, Japanese cuisine and the charm of Japanese culture both inside and outside of Japan. The program… Read More
Tokyo Mart's famous periodic sake tasting event is back this Saturday the 16th of February. As the exclusive Australian importer and distributor representing Japan's Yamatogawa Brewery, Tokyo Mart will host a one-day tasting event, and also provide a discount offer on the brewery's products. The… Read More
Contemporary Vegetarian Japanese restaurant Wabi Sabi Salon in Melbourne, in collaboration with Yuka "Discobeans" Mikayama - progenitor of local health-food-oriented cafe Disco Beans, is hosting a special homebrew sake workshop and lunch on Sunday the 24th of February. Participants will be guide… Read More
Melbourne-based duo Toji Sake and liquor store Act of Wine are hosting a three-hour long, free sake tasting/educational class on Friday the 22nd of February. Participants will get to hear the background story of Toji Sake as a company, and an in-depth look at the production cycles of their Super Pr… Read More
Sake retailer Supersake from Perth are coming to South Melbourne's Monou Japanese restaurant to bring you a free, open sake class hosted by Simone Maynard (Sake Professional Certification - Sake Education Council Japan/WSET Sake Level 3). The event is designed not only for sake professionals or exi… Read More
This year, Sydney's local '90s-rock-meets-izakaya' institution Kid Kyoto are introducing a monthly Sake Masterclass event - on the last Friday of each month - currently projected to run until at least October. Participants will be introduced to the world of Japanese sake and learn about industr… Read More
Fusion restaurant Wagyu Bar & Wine Ten in Broadbeach on the Gold Coast are hosting a Dassai sake tasting event this January the 23rd. Dassai is a well known, generally lighter-flavoured sake brand hailing from Yamaguchi Prefecture. The Awa ("sparkling"), 50, 39, 23 and Beyond (premium) varie… Read More
Sydney liquor store The Oak Barrel are collaborating with Supersake - a Perth-based operation renowned for their constant pursuit of the best and most obscure sake's, to bring you their first sake event of 2019! Tika of Supersake will guide guests through a tasting range of newly arrived sake's … Read More
Just a quick notification for any interested parties - TAFE NSW, Ultimo College with the Sydney Wine Academy are holding a sake certification course in March 2019! The course adheres to the certifications of the WSET 3 (UK-based industry body 'Wine and Spirit Education Trust' - WSET 3 content goes … Read More
On the 1st of September 2018, JAMS.TV Pty Ltd started the web media site Sake News. The site presents information on events and news related to sake, people in the sake industry and sake companies all revolving around the Australian market. The total monetary value of Japanese sake into the Aust… Read More
Small Forest by Atsuko, a winery in the town of Denman in the Upper Hunter Valley wine-country, is hosting a number of sake tasting events over this weekend from Saturday the 15th to Sunday the 16th of December. The tasting will be hosted by the wineries founder and panel chair Sake judge for the I… Read More
Sake is a very unique but under-represented drink in Australia, and the folks at The Oak Barrel are keen to change that reality. They will be running an evening sake appreciation and tasting night built as an introduction to sake - ranging from how it is made and its various quality grades, to how … Read More
Matsuri Japan Festival 2018, having long since been established as a yearly seasonal traditional in Sydney, is again this year taking place on the Saturday the 8th of December at Darling Harbour’s Tumbalong Park. Last year, 55,000 people attended in the largest gathering in the events history. I… Read More
On the evening of Friday the 7th of December this year, Sydney Saké Society are collaborating with Deja Vu Sake Co. and Sydney's premier local liquor store The Oak Barrel to bring sake fans an exclusive tasting event featuring Japan's oldest sake brand, Kenbishi. Co-Founder of Deja Vu Saké and very… Read More
Saké Restaurant and Bar in Manly, on the 4th, and Double Bay, on the 5th of December, are working together with sake promoters Deja Vu Sake Co. to host two six-course sake dinners, with menu's designed by Saké's renowned executive chef Shaun Presland, and presented each night with uniquely-matched … Read More
In accordance with the season, Sakeshop are offering up a free sake tasting event at their Sydney and Melbourne stores on Saturday the 1st of December. Drop in to any store, try some sake, and maybe find out which one you'd be interested getting as a Christmas gift or dinner entertainer. Open tasti… Read More
In accordance with the season, Sakeshop are offering up a free sake tasting event at their Sydney and Melbourne stores on Saturday the 1st of December. Drop in to any store, try some sake, and maybe find out which one you'd be interested getting as a Christmas gift or dinner entertainer. Open tasti… Read More
On Tuesday December 4th, Fusion restaurant Automata in Chippendale, Sydney are hosting a sake dinner in cooperation with sake import/retail firm Black Market Sake: 5 courses with matching sakes designed by Matt Young of Black Market Sake and the kitchen staff of Automata; including head chef Sar… Read More
Neutral Bay's Japanese mainstay Jugemu and Shimbashi are working together with Sakenet Australia to bring you a special 'soba and sake' event - bringing together sake and the classic Japanese noodle dish 'soba' - traditionally comprised of cold, buckwheat noodles served with a dipping sauce. Syd… Read More
