Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2002-067291
Reviews
"The best currently available sake guidebook in English is The Sake Handbook by John Gauntner, an American living in Japan." -- San Francisco Chronicle, The Sake Handbook fulfills its promise of conveying enough information to make an able, if perhaps not master-level, sake taster and purchaser of the reader who aspires to such status. It could be an invaluable companion on that next outing to a Japanese restaurant or alcohol retailer, as well as a welcome gift for the enthusiast looking to broaden their knowledge about a centuries-old spirit. -- Flavorful World blog , "The best currently available sake guidebook in English is The Sake Handbook by John Gauntner, an American living in Japan."-- San Francisco Chronicle, "The best currently available sake guidebook in English is "The Sake Handbook" by John Gauntner, an American living in Japan. " San Francisco Chronicle, "Named one of the ""Best Japan Books for Foodie and Beverage Connoisseurs"" by The Invisible Tourist ", The best currently available sake guidebook in English is The Sake Handbook by John Gauntner, an American living in Japan. -- San Francisco Chronicle , [T]his book is a very welcome guide and pretty damn useful for getting you started. -- Tokyo Beer Drinker blog, "[T]his book is a very welcome guide and pretty damn useful for getting you started." -- Tokyo Beer Drinker blog, " The Sake Handbook fulfills its promise of conveying enough information to make an able, if perhaps not master-level, sake taster and purchaser of the reader who aspires to such status. It could be an invaluable companion on that next outing to a Japanese restaurant or alcohol retailer, as well as a welcome gift for the enthusiast looking to broaden their knowledge about a centuries-old spirit." -- Flavorful World blog, "The best currently available sake guidebook in English is The Sake Handbook by John Gauntner, an American living in Japan."- San Francisco Chronicle, "The best currently available sake guidebook in English is "The Sake Handbook" by John Gauntner, an American living in Japan. "-San Francisco Chronicle
Dewey Edition
21
CLASSIFICATION_METADATA
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Dewey Decimal
641.2/3
Synopsis
The Sake Handbook is the foremost guide to the history, brewing, and distinctive flavors of sake. Just what are jizake, namazake and ginjoshu ? The Sake Handbook answers all these questions and much more about sake wine and will help you enjoy Japan's national beverage in style. Author John Gauntner is recognized as the world's leading non-Japanese sake expert. A longtime Japan resident, he is well known among sake brewers and others within the sake industry. He wrote the Nihonshu Column in the Japan Times for many years before writing a weekly column on sake in Japanese for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's and the world's most widely distributed Japanese newspaper. In 2006, John received the Sake Samurai award. He has published five books on sake including Sake Confidential This sake book features: This new edition has been completely revised and updated Gives you all the information you need in a handy, portable format Offers a detailed explanation of the sake brewing process Reviews over a hundred sake brands, with illustrations of their labels for easy identification Profiles over 50 Japanese izakaya or pub-style restaurants in Tokyo and the surrounding environs Lists specialty shops in Japan where you can purchase hard-to-find Japanese wine brands Lists specialty retailers in the United States and elsewhere, The Sake Handbook is the foremost guide to the history, brewing, and distinctive flavors of sake. Just what are jizake, namazake and ginjoshu? The Sake Handbook answers all these questions and many more about sake wine, and will help you enjoy Japan's national beverage in style. Author John Gauntner is recognized as the world's leading non-Japanese sake expert. A longtime Japan resident, he is well known among sake brewers and others within the sake industry. He wrote the Nihonshu Column in the Japan Times for many years before writing a weekly column on sake in Japanese for the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's and the world's most widely distributed Japanese newspaper. In 2006, John received the Sake Samurai award. He has published five books on sake including Sake Confidential This sake book features: This new edition has been completely revised and updatedGives you all the information you need in an handy, portable formatOffers a detailed explanation of the sake brewing processReviews over a hundred sake brands, with illustrations of their labels for easy identificationProfiles over 50 Japanese izakaya or pub-style restaurants in Tokyo and the surrounding environsLists specialty shops in Japan where you can purchase hard-to-find Japanese wine brandsLists specialty retailers in the United States and elsewhere, A compact guidebook to Japan's national beverage, The Sake Handbook is the perfect introduction to the history, brewing, and merits of a variety of sake. Gauntner gives readers all the information they need to become sake experts. Now revised with updated sake recommendations and pubs, this book includes a detailed explanation of the sake brewing process and profiles of over fifty Japanese izakaya (sake pubs) in Tokyo. There are also reviews of over one hundred sake brands, sake labels for easy identification and a list of specialty liquor shops throughout Japan, with addresses and phone numbers, where readers can purchase hard-to-find sake brands.
LC Classification Number
TP579.G38 2002
Copyright Date
2002
ebay_catalog_id
4
