American · Sake · "Samurai" is a big success for earthquake reconstruction
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American · Sake · "Samurai" is a big success for earthquake
reconstruction.
reconstruction.
Americans who have expanded tastes of wine, local beer and
alcoholic beverages have started reaching sake,
especially young people.
alcoholic beverages have started reaching sake,
especially young people.
Aside from the Japanese departure of alcohol, the amount of
Japanese sake exports to the US last year was about 4 times
higher than in 2000, making it the highest ever.
Japanese sake exports to the US last year was about 4 times
higher than in 2000, making it the highest ever.
It's John Gonttner (50) whose garter takes a synonym for
"sake samurai".
"sake samurai".
The sake maker of sake is also a relief assistant who sells the
Tohoku sake in the disaster area of the great earthquake.
Tohoku sake in the disaster area of the great earthquake.
Pride of "culture proud of the world"
"Do not say" Sake, Sommelier. "Sake is Japanese and
where is the need to borrow words from the world of wine?
where is the need to borrow words from the world of wine?
Mr. Gonttner is Edokko, I do not think I will tell you a hot feeling
about sake in fluent Japanese that wants to put in place.
He is from Cleveland, Ohio, now an American living in Kamakura.
He married a former actress of a new theater,
Mrs. Mayuko (41), and is also the father of two children.
Mrs. Mayuko (41), and is also the father of two children.
It probably was expected to be the god of liquor.
While I worked in Japan as an electronic engineer,
I started posting a sake column on the English newspaper
The Theme Times and finally quit my job as
"aiming for a life of evangelist".
In 2006, she was selected as "Sake Samurai"
with singer Tokiko Kato from the Japan
Sake Brewery Youth Association.
with singer Tokiko Kato from the Japan
Sake Brewery Youth Association.
Over the last ten years, while traveling back and
forth between major US cities such as
New York and San Francisco,
forth between major US cities such as
New York and San Francisco,
I have been sowing Japanese sake culture in America.
Misunderstanding that cheap sake invited.
The movement was not enough, it overlapped with
the time when the American "Viewpoint on sake" dramatically changed.
the time when the American "Viewpoint on sake" dramatically changed.
For many years Americans often drank alcohol
that is said to be a box sake served at
a Japanese restaurant, hotly.
that is said to be a box sake served at
a Japanese restaurant, hotly.
However, recently there was the help of the sushi boom,
and high-quality cold sake and sake brewed directly
from the brewery became available on the market.
From "irritating smell, bad" to "easy to drink, tasty".
It is Gonttner who took this wind first.
"Sake otaku" also grew and the number of Americans
who started making sake brewing in Made in America
in Minnesota and other countries has also increased.
Gontor 's workshop. The students who face
dominating sake are serious looks.
This summer, we opened a 3 day course
"Sake Professional Course" for the first time in Chicago,
Midwest, where the diffusion of sake is delayed
by 3 to 5 years compared to New York.
If you hold it, the application came from outside
the province, even though it did not promote in particular,
it reached capacity quite quickly.
People like a lecture at a university like a seminar
with a tuition fee of $ 800.
Approximately 60 students listening are serious.
Graduates who are placed in the industry at a glance
The meeting room of the liquor wholesale company "Tenzin"
in the west of downtown Chicago. More than 70%
of the participants are so-called industry professionals
such as liquor sales companies dealing with wine and the like,
employees of Japanese restaurants and sommeliers of wine.
The rest is "beer home" that brews beer at home and
an American who loves Japanese sake.
In the classes, words such as "Kuramoto" and
"Junmai Ginjo" jump out
Japanese "Junmai Ginjyo" "Kuramoto" "Koji"
pops out of the mouth of Gontner.
There are few people that Japanese people can explain,
such as manufacturing method of sake, kind of rice
and yeast, regionality, water quality, history etc.
and yeast, regionality, water quality, history etc.
If the student passes the examination on the final day,
you will receive a "certificate of completion" certifying
that you understand the content of the training.
According to industry stakeholders, apparently this "certificate"
is regarded as a good qualification in the alcoholic industry,
it seems to be advantageous for employment.
The level of the students is not semi-finished but
"professional" questions such as "What is the label display
in sake in Japan?" "Does sake manufacturer
in the US need to comply with regulations in Japan?"
Frontier spreading in the Midwestern United States
Peter Kim, a beverage manager dispatched from
an American-run Japanese restaurant in Union Sushi
speaks of reasons for participating in the seminar,
"knowledge leads to sales".
Owner and colleagues of the store received lectures
by Mr. Gonttner in New York and Japan,
and sales of sake saw record growth. "I can not sell
without knowledge to recommend a sake of
90 dollars a piece to customers" (Kim).
Japanese American Troy Fujimura who runs the restaurant
"ARAMI" in Chicago also took employees to participate.
"Alcohol will grow greatly in the Midwest such as Chicago"
(Troy) and predict the arrival of sake boom.
As Michigan is said to be the main hop production center
needed for beer production, the Midwestern part is popular
for making beer.
Fujimura stares at the beer production method,
Fujimura stares at the beer production method,
which is similar to liquor and easily accepted by beer lovers.
Also, the Midwest which was thriving in the manufacturing
industry has made things, has high consciousness
to craftworkers, has a foundation to understand
the high quality of sake, craftsmanship.
Troy aims to increase restaurant sales and focuses wisdom
on making sake menu every day.
to craftworkers, has a foundation to understand
the high quality of sake, craftsmanship.
Troy aims to increase restaurant sales and focuses wisdom
on making sake menu every day.
"About seven people from Canada are participating,
" said James Pollack,
" said James Pollack,
who is active as a wine sommelier in Toronto.
He is a member of the Canadian professional
sommelier association and also a lecturer of sake class with only one in Toronto.
sommelier association and also a lecturer of sake class with only one in Toronto.
I got acquainted with Mr. Gontrun when he was
invited as a lecturer at an event organized by the Canadian government.
invited as a lecturer at an event organized by the Canadian government.
James, who likes Japanese food and began
to be interested in sake, said "I can appreciate
the possibility of experiencing a new unique taste
to be interested in sake, said "I can appreciate
the possibility of experiencing a new unique taste
different from beer and wine", and I am willing
to expand the sake in Canada.
to expand the sake in Canada.
The wine industry is also paying attention to sake.
Five people were participating in the seminar from
the Virginia wine import and export company
"Quecera Pie et Fiss".
"Quecera Pie et Fiss".
Among them, Mr. Francis Fiss is said to be
the highest peak of sommelier master sommelier.
the highest peak of sommelier master sommelier.
You know how to empower you where
you got the authority of wine.
you got the authority of wine.
"As the number of people traveling the world increases
and international tastes become internationalized, consumers
are constantly looking for new things," and evaluates
the novelty over wine.
Knowledge is essential as well as wine to sell alcohol to dealers
as a wholesaler.
The results of this course will be used in sales talks, leading to
increased sales of alcohol.
Even so, why do people gather for Gonthner?
Even so, why do people gather for Gonthner?
Belief of being a proud sake in the world is unshakable
"What Americans want to know is different from Japanese,
John (Mr. Gonttner) knows the key points that Americans
want to know", said Mr. Gontner's wife's business partner
Mrs. Mayuko.
want to know", said Mr. Gontner's wife's business partner
Mrs. Mayuko.
When Gontona's said and quit the job in 1998 also was "Oh, yeah.
Good do not it, somehow I'll can eat" generous woman
who answered.
who answered.
According to the Mayuko's, Japanese but tend to think you know everything about
the sake, but there actually from occurring is a mismatch.
the sake, but there actually from occurring is a mismatch.
Indeed, although the sake for the Japanese are in the
"know going was"
"know going was"
in a familiar presence, actually do not in a lot of people
that trouble if it said that the White explained to the Americans.
Among English sake technical books is small,
also the Gontona's English book "Sake Handbook"
is in the Bible presence of the United States of liquor
industry officials wonder.
In the United States there are hundreds of "disciples"
who have been lectured until now.
They are dealers, importers, retail store, worked
as a brewery owner, go the way of missionary.
"John is an American liquor glue (guru)".
as a brewery owner, go the way of missionary.
"John is an American liquor glue (guru)".
My wife, Mrs. Mayuko who is also an important business partner,
prepares for liquor.
This is what Blake Richardson (42 years old) who opened
a tavern "Motoai" for the first time in the US
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the United States
to offer local sake brewed sake.
It is Mr. Gonttner's early disciples.
I participated in the seminar to start the brewing of sake
in Minneapolis in 2006.
It was a seminar for Americans who lived in Japan
at that time, because they were only held in Japan,
at that time, because they were only held in Japan,
they just had to go to Japan.
After that, Mr. Blake educates employees
about liquor education and sends employees
to Mr. Gonttner's class.
about liquor education and sends employees
to Mr. Gonttner's class.
According to Mr. Blake, there are brewing centers
for sake of less than 10 in the whole country.
More than half of them, "Sakagura", is attributed to
Mr. Gonttner's disciples.
An American who wanted to start making sake brewery
locally visited Mr. Blake for consultation from other states
"It is certain that it will increase in the future" (Blake).
"The history of sake has excellent stories like Americans
and will be drunk like wine in the future," Blake believes.
Some disciples are struggling for sake enlightenment against
New York children. Rick Smith who opened the first sake
specialty shop in New York "SAKAYA" in 2007 and Hiroko wife.
She studied under Mr. Gonttner when opening her store,
and now she is said to be a relationship for family members.
SAKAYA grew up as a local specialty shop that was
also featured in the New York Times, continued
his steady efforts to teach about sake,
opening the "Sake Tasting" once a week.
The Chicago students were launched at a salmon bar
on the second floor of Union Sushi.
His old disciples also rushed, and am busy
in a friendly atmosphere, busy with industry
information exchange and networking.
Disciples leaping across the country.
New disciples who attended this time will also fly
as sake expert and will play a role in making
the base of sake boom.
If the boom got into full swing, Japanese might also review
the culture of sake and sake making by reimporting imports.
What is fun in life? I heard. "Spending time with children,
talking about brewer and new sake is the most enjoyable."
I can not speak to my thoughts on sake.
As my wife said that I wanted to improve my Japanese skill,
I kept the communication course of ballpoint pen
for 20 minutes every day for 20 minutes so that
serious craftsmen's skin will be transmitted to the brewery.
Mr. Gonttner said that almost all of the Japanese sake brewery
was turned around, the trust of the warehouses is also strong,
and we will try out the newly developed sake first.
"A sake sommelier is a plus for getting a job
when becoming a salary?" Asked a question
from a young woman, "No, it is useless," Gonttner.
He himself acknowledges that he is not good at business.
It may be that the missionary of sake plans to protect
the culture of liquor which is actually disappearing.
(From NHK News)
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