I prefer Japanese plum wine. I bought a bottle of sake once, poured a cup, drank it, and spit it out. Plum wine, however, it's quite the tasty treat.
Yes! I love sake too. So much so that I bought a couple sake serving "sets" so that I may drink it at home. Not only is it tasty, but enjoy the "ceremony" or traditions of how it is served, never pour your own. My closest friend and really got into it.
I also enjoy Sake - but for some reason it always tastes better in Japan! The one I really liked was Kakeuri (sp?) I believe it's made in the Niigata prefecture. I've seen it in the U.S. but at the time I didn't pick up a bottle and should have.:doh
I wish I could taste it in Japan! I'm sure the atmosphere alone makes it taste better. I always notice that about wine I drink in restaurants tastes better than the same bottle at home.
Thanks! Maybe, now that I have the name, I can search for it online.
I stayed in Japan twice for a few weeks at a time when I was in the Army. I went back in 2001 to Tokyo for my work and stayed an extra week and visited a friend who moved there. He happens to live in the Niigata prefecture and is an assistant manager or engineer part of the year at a ski resort there. We had a few bottles of that sake one evening and I think that's why I still remember the name of the snake that bit me. The great thing was, the hangover was minimal. I'd love to go back soon but finances are a little tight.
How lucky you were able to go there more than once and for longer than the average vacation. I've been interested in Japanese culture since I read "Shogun". I know that sounds silly, but I was a teenager at the time and it kind of hooked me. I'm far from expert so maybe my interest is more of a curiosity. It's so very different from the West. I would love to visit there, someday.
