Yama Sake Tasting@West LA ★★★

Amazing Sake Tasting Event at Yama Sushi Sake Attitude. Tasting 5 different sake for $15 with generous pours and refills. Great deal. A bit different from last time. They try to change every season. Very informational. My favorite from the tasting was Kitaya Kansansui Junmai Dai Ginjo. Kunizakari Wa no Kokoro Matcha Liqueur was kind of nice with matcha flavor, but it's not pure enough. 20% off all sake bottles in the store. I love Emishiki Ginjo World Peace from last tasting, which is the same manufacturer of my favorite Monsoon. I bought 2 additional bottles of it and cleared their inventory. No longer comes with Sashimi sample and chocolate for pairing. Super fun event. Friendly staff. Tasting reservations via Tock.

Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai, Kunizakari Wa no Kokoro Matcha Liqueur, Kikusio Funaguchi Nama Genshu Sake, Dassai 39, Kitaya Kansansui Junmai Dai Ginjo

Hakkaisan Tokubetsu Junmai

Purchased Sashimi to pair with sake (can also purchase sushi)

Kunizakari Wa no Kokoro Matcha Liqueur

Rice Polishing Rate

Japanese Gift-Wrapping

Cleared out their Emishiki World Peace Inventory (Same brand as Monsoon)

Chatting with the awesome Alex

Master of Sake, Wendy Narumi Kohno, and her husband, Scott

Yama Sushi Sake Attitude
11709 National Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 903-6218
www.yamaseafoodla.com

Yama Sake Tasting@West LA ★★★

Amazing Sake Tasting Event at Yama Sushi Sake Attitude. Tasting 5 different sake for $15 with generous pours and refills. Came with Sashimi sample and chocolate for pairing, free Fried Chicken Karaage to take home, and 20% off all sake bottles in the store. My favorite was Emishiki Ginjo World Peace. It paired with Sashimi very well. I bought a bottle of it. Super fun event. Friendly staff. Looking forward to the next one. Tasting reservations via Tock.

1st pour: Mio Sparkling Sake

2nd pour: Kikusui Junmai Ginjo

3rd pour: Emishiki Ginjo World Peace
pairs with tuna sashimi

3rd pour: Emishiki Ginjo World Peace
pairs with tuna sashimi

4th pour: Hakkaisan Snow Junmai Daiginjo
aged in snow for 3 years

Wendy Narumi Kohno's Sake Badge

5th pour: Hakatsuru Sayuri Nigori
pairs with chocolate

Master of Sake, Wendy Narumi Kohno

Generous Pours

Fried Chicken Karaage to take home

Sake we bought

Yama Sushi Sake Attitude
11709 National Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 903-6218
www.yamaseafoodla.com

JaM Cellars@Napa Day 1

Not worth it. Wine tasting with cool music vibes, but wines were too salty with mediocre service. Menu available to scan via QR code. We had the Napa Exclusive Tasting of 5 glasses for $30 per person, which included sparking, Chardonnay, 2 dry Rosé, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Everyone in the group needs to have the same tasting. We had face shields on the whole time. Our server spent a lot of time chatting with the table behind us and neglected us. Free glass pour of your choice with Yelp check-in. Temperature checked upon check-in.

JaM Cellars
1460 First Street
Napa, California 94559
(707) 265-7577
jamcellars.com

Kenzo Estate Winery@Napa Day 1 ★★★

Exceptional Private Tour & Wine Tasting. Kenzo is the founder of Capcom (think Street Fighter). Limited to 3 groups each time due to pandemic. Must wear mask during tour. We wore our face shields on top of that. Tasting was outdoor. Very safe and distanced. Did not have to wear face shield during tasting. Aaron booked our reservation and also led our private tour. He was very friendly and knowledgeable. He let us decide if we wanted him to introduce all wine at once so that he can leave us alone during tasting (while still checking on us occasionally). It felt safer that way. He would suggest a dish pairing with each of the wine we were tasting. All their wines were amazing. Yui and Muku were some of my favorites. Taking WSET certificated wine course helped me understand wine much better. Aaron warned me that taking Level 1 make me keep going Level 2. He was also very helpful in terms of answering my questions related to WSET. Tour was $80 per person. One of our fees was waived because we bought so many wines. Our tour was at 2pm (booked a month prior). Went to their kaiseki restaurant for dinner the same night. Temperature checked upon check-in.

Aaron Ramo, our private guide

Wine Tasting after Tour

Spacious Environment with No One Nearby

Wine We Bought

Kenzo Estate
3200 Monticello Road,
Napa, CA 94558
(707) 256-1555
www.kenzoestate.com