G Fifty Sake Junmai Ginjo Genshu Handcrafted Oregon

Detailed Description

A saké with equal parts of power and elegance, polish and panache. Complex yet smooth with subtle notes suggestive of grape, pear, and mint that are artfully melded against a backdrop of minerals and spice.

Distillery Information

SakéOne was founded in 1992 by a group of American and Japanese saké enthusiasts who had a vision to produce world-class saké in the U.S. Although traditionally made in Japan, they believed that premium (ginjo) grade saké could be produced on American soil and in a style targeted to American taste buds. With water as one of saké’s most critical ingredients, a lush aquifer on the east slope of Oregon’s Coast Range was identified as an ideal water source for its purity. And so the nation’s foremost premium saké brewery was built in Forest Grove in 1997. Two decades later, with the popularity of premium saké continuing to rise in the U.S., SakéOne is the nation’s fastest-growing craft saké brewery and leading importer of fine Japanese saké. Led by an impressive array of wine industry veterans, SakéOne now distributes its saké in all 50 states, Canada, the Caribbean and South America. Its growing staff of 26 includes Saké Master Greg Lorenz, who trained extensively in Japan. “We have doubled the number of brands that we craft and import in the past five years and our sales growth in the U.S. continues to exceed our expectations,” says SakéOne CEO and President Steve Vuylsteke. In fact, of the top 10 saké brands selling in retail stores, five are SakéOne’s brewed and imported brands.