Sake Interview #15: Kidoizumi Shuzo

Seventy Years Without Additives, Trusting Time

May 24 • Kazumi

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April 2026

Three Pairing Clues I Learned from Logical Pairing

Bringing wine logic and sake logic to the same table

Apr 28 • Kazumi

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Sake That Has Waited

A drinker's guide to sake that rewards time

Apr 11 • Kazumi

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March 2026

Sake Interview #14: Moriki Shuzo: The Sake That Carries Her Name

A midnight manga, a seven-page letter, and the birth of a label

Mar 28 • Kazumi

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Sake Interview #13: Matsui Shuzo

Sake Brewing in the Heart of Kyoto

Mar 8 • Kazumi

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February 2026

Articulating “Wine-Like Sake”

What Do We Really Mean When We Say It?

Feb 21 • Kazumi

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Château Le Puy: Bordeaux’s 400-Year Quiet Revolution

A portfolio tasting in Amsterdam brought me back to Le Puy

Feb 14 • Kazumi

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Sake Interview #12: Eigashima Brewery

Choosing Mizumoto: A Whisky Distillery Preserves the Complexity of Sake

Feb 1 • Kazumi

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December 2025

Reading the Vineyard: An Austrian Wine Tasting

How a self-guided tasting taught me to read Austrian labels

Dec 31, 2025 • Kazumi

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What Sake Professionals Actually Eat on a Japan Trip

No sushi, no yakiniku, no ramen—just the food to pair with sake

Dec 5, 2025 • Kazumi

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November 2025

Sake Interview #11: Tamagawa:The Revolution of “Take Your Time”

How a British Toji Proved Sake’s New Timeline

Nov 30, 2025 • Kazumi

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Terroir in Translation: Portfolio Tasting with Anfors & Smaragd

This article is also published on Dutch Wine Apprentice, where I regularly contribute wine event reports and producer profiles.

Nov 21, 2025 • Kazumi

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