Justin’s Japan: Interview with Sake Evangelist/JET Alum John Gauntner
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By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories. Known as the Sake Guy or the Sake Evangelist, John Gauntner (Kanagawa-ken, 1988-89) is the world’s leading non-Japanese authority on the nation’s signature beverage, penning numerous books on the subject and touring the world with his popular seminars and speaking engagements. An Ohio native who currently resides in Kamakura, […]
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (August – September 2011)
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The August – September 2011 issue of the Sake World e-newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”), is now available online. Go to John’s Sake World website for more information as well: www.sake-world.com
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (July 2011)
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The July 2011 issue of the Sake World e-newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”), is now available online. Go to John’s Sake World website for more information as well: www.sake-world.com
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (June 2011)
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The June 2011 issue of the Sake World e-newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”), is now available online. Go to John’s Sake World website for more information as well: www.sake-world.com
WIT Life #168: Sake Guy John Gauntner
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WITLife is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations. Last night I had the chance to brush up on my sake skills at the […]
JET alum John Gauntner enlightens, entertains Japan Society audience
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******************* Last night was Japan Society of New York’s Anual Sake Tasting: Back to Basics event with a lecture by JET alum John Gauntner (Kanagawa-ken) (aka “The Sake Guy”), now the leading sake educator in the world, followed by a sake tasting (and mingling) with about 20 sake exporters from all over Japan. I attended […]
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (May 2011)
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The May 2011 issue of the Sake World e-newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”), is now available online. Note: John will be lecturing tomorrow night at the Japan Society in New York. In this issue: Greetings Smooth’em or Let’em? Announcements and Events: […]
JET alum sake expert John Gauntner to lecture at Japan Society Sake Tasting next Tuesday
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JET alum John Gauntner (aka “The Sake Guy”) will be lecturing on “Hot or cold?” at Japan Society of New York’s Annual Sake Tasting next Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30pm. John is considered the leading non-Japanese expert on sake in the world. Annual Sake Tasting: Back to Basics! Tuesday, May 10, 6:30 PM © George […]
The April 2011 issue of the Sake World e-newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”), is now available online. In this issue: Greetings Good rice? Bad rice? The Current Situation in Japan Announcements and Events: Sake Professional Course in NYC Did you Know? […]
Sake Dictionary iPhone app unveiled by JET alum John Gauntner (“The Sake Guy”)
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Via JET alum John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”): Get your copy of The Sake Dictionary iPhone app for $0.99: http://itunes.com/apps/ sakedictionary In John’s words: “The Sake Dictionary is a concise little package of all the terms you might ever come across when dealing with sake. Almost 200 of them – including sake grades, rice […]
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (March 2011)
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The March 2011 issue of the Sake World e-newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”), is now available online.
Sake World e-newsletter by John Gauntner (January 2011)
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The January 2011 issue of the Sake World e-newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (a.k.a. “The Sake Guy”), is now available online. In this issue: 1. Greetings 2. The Suffix “-shu” 3. Announcements and Events: Sake professional course in Japan 4. Sake Education Central Additional links: Sake World website More […]
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (December 2010)
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The December 2010 issue of the Sake World E-mail Newsletter by JET alum and the leading non-Japanese sake expert in the world, John Gauntner (aka “The Sake Guy”), is now available online. In this issue: 1. Greetings 2. Rice to Sake: How Much? 3. Did You Know? 5. Sake Basics 6. Announcements and Events: Sake Professional Course […]
Culture Spreader: John Gauntner – The Sake Guy
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Culture Spreaders is a new feature intended to shine a spotlight on JET alums involved in spreading and sharing Japanese culture in their home countries. If you know of a good JET alum for a future post, just e-mail jetwit [at] jetwit.com tell us why you think that alum is a Culture Spreader. (Self-nominations welcome […]
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (November 2010)
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The November 2010 issue of the Sake World E-mail Newsletter by JET alum and leading sake expert John Gauntner (aka “The Sake Guy”) is now available online. In this issue: 1. Greetings 2. “I’m from the Gov’t” 3. The 18 Nihonshu Samurai Tasting 4. Did You Know? 5. Sake Basics 6. Announcements and Events: Sake Professional Course […]
