SakeOne
820 Elm Street, Forest Grove, OR 97116
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SakéOne began its journey as an importer of fine Japanese sake, but soon partnered with a Japanese kura to make fresh domestically-produced saké in Oregon. SakéOne continues in its leading role of importing fine saké from Japan, brewing and marketing American saké, and in tuning in an increasingly appreciative market to the relevance of saké to new American cuisine.
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SakéOne to be featured at Outside Lands 2015 Festival
7 August, 2015
SakéOne to be featured at Outside Lands 2015 Festival
Third year as sole saké to be poured at WineLands
San Francisco, CA –SakéOne, America’s first craft saké producer and importer of a diverse portfolio of Japanese saké is pleased to announce their third year as the only saké company featured at the 7th annual Outside Lands. The highly popular San Francisco music & arts festival draws over 70,000 music lovers from all over the world. For the past two years, SakéOne, has debuted new products at Outside Lands including Momokawa Organic Junmai saké on draft in 2013 and KIBO the premium grade canned Junmai saké in 2014.
Located in the center of the newly relocated Wine Lands tent within the festival, SakéOne will feature four sakés this year, two Oregon craft sakés, Momokawa Organic and g joy and two imports, KIBO and Hatkutsuru Sayuri Nigori. Patrons will use Bison Bucks to purchase either a pour or taste. The offerings include a range of styles and rice polish percentage, giving tasters an opportunity to experience the diversity of saké all in one place.
This year, Wine Lands will feature over 30 wineries pouring their diverse offerings. SakéOne will be the only saké company featured in the tent and every year the eclectic epicurean crowd flocks to experience and enjoy saké with the fantastic food offerings. Elsewhere around the festival, there will be additional areas highlighting Northern California’s elite culinary scene including Beer Lands, Choco Lands and Cheese Lands.
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival will take place on August 7-9 at San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park. More information can be found here http://www.sfoutsidelands.com/. Social media for SakéOne for the festival this year includes: #DrinkColdSaké #OSLsaké #SakéBetweenSets @SakéOne @KiboSaké on Twitter and on Instagram @sakeoneoregon or Facebook /sakeoneoregon.
About SakéOne
SakéOne is America’s first craft saké producer and compliments its own fine products with a growing portfolio of fine Japanese saké imports. Its Oregon craft saké brands Momokawa, Moonstone, and g Saké are joined by import brands Murai Family, Yoshinogawa, Kasumi Tsuru, SakéMoto, Hakutsuru, KIBO and Tombo. A leader committed to saké education at the wholesale, retail and consumer levels, SakéOne is focused on expanding the enjoyment of premium saké in the United States. For more information, visit SakéOne’s website at www.sakeone.com.
For media information and interviews, please contact Kimberly Charles of Charles Communications Associates at press@charlescomm.com or 415|701-9463.
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Oregon Craft Saké Brand Momokawa Announces Package Refinement
16 March, 2015
Oregon Craft Saké Brand Momokawa Announces Package Refinement
America’s #1 Craft Saké Brand Momokawa Announces Label Relaunch
Forest Grove, OR – The advent of spring always signals fashion week in NYC and Milan and appropriately this March, Momokawa, the number one craft saké brand in the United States, is unveiling striking new label colors for their award-winning SKUs.
Momokawa’s top-selling line of ultra-premium junmai ginjo saké is refreshed in new colors and matching closures representative of their jewel-inspired names. The pioneering Oregon-based craft saké brewer modified the packaging in such a way that the new colors pop off the shelves allowing consumers to clearly differentiate and locate each Momokawa saké variety. The striking colors bring to life the accompanying, iconic splatter design labels originally created by master label designer Jeffrey Caldewey.
“The color refinement is a direct result of observations by both retailers and consumers that the differences between the bottles were very subtle and hard to differentiate,” says Brian Lynch, VP of National Sales for SakéOne.
For ease of consumer identification, America’s number one ultra-premium saké[1], Momokawa Diamond, will retain its original blue label color and Momokawa’s ultra-premium organic products will retain their original green label color.
Within each newly dressed bottle, the award-winning craft saké that makes Momokawa America’s #1 craft saké brand remains the same.
The new labels will launch this spring, 2015; the new Pearl label will release mid-March, the Silver label late April, and the Ruby label April to early May.
Consumers and trade professionals can see the new packaging in person at several upcoming events, including: SF Vintner’s Market, April 11-12, Saké Fest PDX, June 25, Tales of the Cocktail New Orleans, July 15-19, SF Outside Lands, August 7-9, and Joy of Saké NYC, September 18.
Label launch support materials are available upon request, including a trifold brochure, printable 6-up shelf talkers, and bottle images.
About Momokawa Saké:
Momokawa is Oregon craft Junmai Ginjo saké, brewed with time-honored techniques and the pioneering spirit of the Pacific Northwest. Launched in 1998, Momokawa was the first commercial craft saké brand in America, and the first saké brewery in Oregon.
According to the latest Nielsen statistics that tracked the last 52 weeks of sales up until January 3, 2015,
Momokawa is America’s number one craft saké brand, America’s second largest selling ultra-premium brand in retail, and Momokawa Diamond is America’s number one ultra-premium saké.
For interviews, images and media information, please contact Kimberly Charles at Charles Communications Associates at press@charlescomm.com or 415|701-9463.
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[1] Nielsen 52 weeks through January 2015
Oregon’s SakéOne Hosts Annual Kura Blessing at Forest Grove Kura
6 October, 2014
Oregon’s SakéOne Hosts Annual Kura Blessing
Forest Grove, Oregon – SakéOne, America’s premium saké producer and importer, held its eighteenth annual Kura Blessing Ceremony in anticipation of World Saké Day October 1st, which marks the beginning of the traditional Japanese saké brewing season. The ceremony, which is rooted in ancient Shinto tradition, is intended to cleanse the brewery and ward off mischievous spirits.
The Reverend Koichi Barrish, of the Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Granite Falls, Washington, the first American to ever earn the distinction of being named a Shinto priest, presided over the ceremony, as has been the tradition for 18 years. His reverence for the tradition of paying respects to the saké kami (nature spirit) was evident in the precision of his movements and in his close adherence to the longstanding rituals of the kura blessing in the Shinto tradition. Performing the ceremony in both English and Japanese, the Reverend sprinkled rice grains and cleansed the four corners of SakéOne’s Forest Grove facility with a ritual offering of saké intended to satisfy the evil spirits that might try to occupy the kura. He then scattered salt and handfuls of sand from a sacred Japanese mountain and evicted the pacified spirits with a wave of his harai-gushi (a tasseled wand used in traditional Shinto ceremonies).
As an extra precaution, the ceremony concluded with a gregarious performance by the Eugene Taiko drummers, which inevitably succeeded in frightening away any spirits stubborn enough to resist the Reverend’s enchantments.
Following the service, attendees were invited to taste some of SakéOne’s specially priced, world-class, imported offerings in honor of Saké Day. The tastings, designed to showcase the brewing styles associated with different regions of Japan, were served alongside a feast of Japanese food prepared by Wassabi, a pan-Asian restaurant located in nearby Hillsboro.
To see a video of the kura blessing ceremony from a previous year, please click here.
About SakéOne
SakéOne is America’s first craft saké producer and compliments its own fine products with a growing portfolio of fine Japanese saké imports. Its Oregon craft saké brands Momokawa, Moonstone, and g Saké are joined by import brands Murai Family, Yoshinogawa, Kasumi Tsuru, SakéMoto, Hakutsuru, KIBO and Tombo. A leader committed to saké education at the wholesale, retail and consumer levels, SakéOne is focused on expanding the enjoyment of premium saké in the United States. For more information, visit SakéOne’s website at sakeone.com.
For media information and interviews, please contact Kimberly Charles of Charles Communications Associates at press@charlescomm.com or 415|701-9463.
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