Looking for even more sake content? Check out my recently-begun Substack notes. Some are short, some are longer. It's kind of fun; a bit different than most social media. Check it out! substack.com/@johngauntner

SPC LO FOMO? No need! The Sake Professional Course Live Online #14 runs again Sept 4, 5, 6, 12 & 13 - evenings US Eastern time. Certification test 9/ 20. Learn more about sake than you even thought you even wanted to know. (Like, what's that green stuff?) shorturl.at/N6y8I

Sake Industry News #141 just released. This issue is heavy on the rice problem: price, supply, but also the lack of clarity!! Subscribe and your first two issues are free, as is access to all 140 back issues, while you ponder your decision. sakeindustrynews.substack.com

Sumo fans: this is really cool. A brief history of all 73 Yokozuna (grand champiions). In Japanese but with good subtitles. Very engaging (if you are interested in sumo, that is!) youtube.com/watch?v=MTzq3w…

Musashi is now 5 years old, which means in dog-years he is 35: plenty old enough to drink! So I signed him up for Sake Pro Course Live Online. He was not impressed. But you WILL be! No sake stone left unturned. Early September weekend eves US Eastern Time shorturl.at/N6y8I

Japan is considering backing off of curbs on growing rice. It would help alleviate shortages and massive price increases, which would in turn help the sake industry hugely. But it is surely easier seaid than done. Let’s wait and see. shorturl.at/ToP7W

A bit about Hokkaido, northernmost prefecture in Japan, and its sake, just got posted on my Substack Notes page. Subscribe to Sake Industry News and read them all! Or… just read this one here shorturl.at/HgkPA

The first GI designation came about 20 years ago, in Hakusan city in Ishikawa. shorturl.at/MPMVQ

Sake Pro Course I grad? Interested in taking Sake Pro Course Level II? Runs February 24-28 in Tokyo. Start by downloading the zipfile here: rb.gy/hyqy5v and reading the two files therein. Still interested? Send me an email or a DM.