Episode #165
Talking Sake and More with Chris Ashton
As sake continues to expand beyond its home borders and evolve into a global beverage, the rules of evaluation are being rewritten. While Japan’s competitions are mainly concerned with technical purity, competitions overseas are flipping the script with a more consumer-focused approach. One of the biggest of these is the International Wine Challenge held in …
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