California-based importer of fine wines and premium sake. Click here for a list of VC distributors and restaurants in 45 states who carry eSake's premium sake products. Sake-World.com. Homepage of sake expert John Gauntner. John is widely recognized as the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world. A longtime resident of Japan, and co-founder of eSake.com, John is fluent in Japanese and has written regular columns for the Japan Times, the Yomiuri Shimbu, and Tokyo Metropolis magazine. John has published four books, and currently publishes the monthly "Sake Wolrd" newsletter in English. Click here to learn more about John, click here. To sign up for Gauntner's free monthly sake newsletter, click here. John also offers a Professional Sake course. See left column for details. TrueSake.com. Beau Timken's True Sake. Beau, a professional sake taster and sake sommelier, opened "America's First Sake Store" in San Francisco in 2003. True Sake is the first dedicated sake shop outside of Japan, and carries more than 90 unique sake from various Japanese prefectures. Beau is a crusader and educator intent on introducing Americans to the delights of fine Japanese sake. He also puts on some amazing sake tastings. Sakenomi.us. A sake shop and tasting bar dedicated to premium sake. Based in Seattle, Sake Nomi carries the Northwest's widest selection of imported and handcrafted sake. Run by Johnnie and Taiko Stroud, Sake Nomi is a comfortable, casual sake "museum," where you can learn about and experience a wide variety of different sake from Japan. Sake2Me.com. Something different! A blended, fruit-infused junmai sake product now available in the US. Sake2me.com is the first bottled drink to blend pure, premium junmai sake with all-natural Asian flavors. The result? A lightly sparkling and refreshingly clean taste of the exotic. www.e-yakimono.net.Your one-stop knowledge center on Japanese pottery and sake utensils. Features an online Japanese pottery store, which sells/delivers worldwide. If you are looking for quality, one-of-a-kind guinomi (sake cups) or tokkuri (sake flasks), this is the place to find them. www.teaceramics.com.Home to potter Richard Milgrim, who has devoted his life to making tea ware (chawan, chaire, mizusashi) with a universal appeal.   www.mikasselection.com. Online store selling sake vessels and other pottery from Shigaraki Prefecture, Japan. Very low prices for very nice pieces. www.bento.com/tokyofood.html. A complete guide to Japanese cuisine and eating in Tokyo, with recipes, culinary travel tips, restaurant listings and more, including sake-related listings.   SAKE BREWERIES IN JAPAN   www.esake.com/Brewers/brewers.html Profiles of 12 small family-run traditional Japanese brewers, plus links to purchase their sake in the USA or in Japan.      Visiting Japan's Sake Brewers Lovely site by Japan Airlines. Make sure to visit the Introduction to Kuramoto pages, and the What is Sake pages.   www.bairdbeer.com Handcrafted Beer Made in Japan. Baird Beer is a celebratory experience in flavor. The basic formula for the entire lineup of hand-crafted Baird Beer is the same: Balance + Complexity = Character. The brewers of Baird Beer are dedicated to the crafting of beer that bursts with flavor and character. Baird Beer is produced in tiny batches with painstaking care, passion and reverence for tradition. OTHER RESOURCES   www.japansake.or.jp/sake/english/ Site of the Japan Sake Brewers Association. Lots of stuff on sake and sake culture.    www.japanese-gourmet.com This new site is a great reference resource to people interested in Japanese foods, beverages and related products. It also provides listings of Japanese restaurants in various states.     www.japansociety.org/ The Japan Society of New York offers various online resources on flim, art, lectures, seminars, and other Japan-related events in the USA.   www.sushiran.com This website features information on the Bay Area's Sushi Ran restaurant. The restaurant serves a wide variety of chilled premium sake.   www.freshwasabi.com Wasabi Pacific is the largest grower of fresh wasabi in North America. Fresh wasabi is shipped daily direct from the growers in Oregon. Learn about fresh wasabi, order online, try recipes, and learn the difference  between powdered and tubed wasabi and the real thing.    jizake.com Japanese language only. Japan's leading online seller of premium Japanese sake (domestic delivery only). Great selections.   www.mukune.com English web page of Daimon Brewery in Japan, maker of the popular MUKUNE sake brand -- now available in 45 US states.   www.geocities.com/shamusan/sake.html An introduction to sake and how to brew it. Includes a glossary of terms,  short history of sake making, homebrewing information, and some recipes.   brewery.org/brewery/library/sake_MH0796.html Information on brewing sake at home by Mitsuo Hoshida.   home1.gte.net/richwebb/sakeprod.htm & www.geocities.com/rokurota3/Homebrew/koji.html  How to Make Sake, Where to Buy Koji. Dedicated to Fred Ekhardt, easily the most experienced sake home-brewer in North America, and one who has done much to promote sake home brewing.   www.gwjapan.com/sakenet Provides links to various English and Japanese sake sites.     www.gwjapan.com/sakenet Resources on sake and sake brewing in Akita Prefecture, Japan.   www.joyofsake.com Information about sake rice, brewing techniques, food, and sake in general.     sake.meetup.com/2/ The New York Sake Meetup Group Group's focus is on introducing sake enthusiasts and newbies to a selection of sakes in an exciting and unpretentious atmosphere. They meet monthly at a sake bar, izakaya or other venue to appreciate and learn more about premium sakes.   Guide to Japanese Drinks Japan for Visitors at About.com. By Shizuko Mishima. Features a large and growing collection of resources on various Japanese beverages. Mishima-san also maintains the much larger Japan for Visitors forum, with tons of resources on etiqutte, food, hotels, sites to visit, etc.   BarProducts.com USA-based supplier of bar products, books, videos, and training courses for bartenders. Link Back.   ekitron.com Based in L.A., eKitron offers a wide selection of sake serving sets imported from Japan. They also offer cookware, tableware, kitchenware (retailer & wholesaler) for Japanese restaurants as well as for people who enjoy Asian cuisine at home. Sushi-and-tea related items are also available.   lilmarkets.com Based in New York City, Lil Markets sells sake sets, Japanese tableware, sushi-related items, tea utensils, and a wide assortment of other Asian goods.   Shizuokatea.com We invite you to try Shizuoka Green Tea and discover why it is so highly regarded. The difference is the taste. Our online eStore offers premium tea products sourced exclusively from the Shizuoka region and sold worldwide. Once many tea drinkers try authentic Shizuoka Green Tea, they seldom return to others.   Sushi and Japanese Market.com Online store selling authentic Japanese dinnerware, cookware and gourmet ingredients. Also offers sushi kits and sushi equipment.   SunnyPages.jp Discover cool and traditional Tokyo spots that you can't find in travel guidebooks! We are a social networking word-of-mouth review web site aimed at foreign residents and visitors to Tokyo as well as Japanese who are interested in foreign culture/people. SITE DESIGN eSake.com was designed by Onmarkproductions.com, a web-design firm based in Kamakura, Japan. OnmarkProductions is also home to the popular A-to-Z Photo Dictionary of Japanese Buddhist Sculpture, and the creator of Buddhist-Artwork.com, the latter selling quality hand-carved wooden statues of the various Buddhist deities.