What is Sake? How is it made? What are the main styles? What are the most important key words? How does it pair with food? How should it be stored? How does one taste it? This is one stop shopping for ALL the magic of this ethereal beverage, including a tasting of 6 different sakes!!

Join Sara Guterbock*, as shares her love and wealth of knowledge about sake!

You must be 21 years or older to participate and attend this event. Valid government ID will be require before entry into the room.

Limited seating available. Five (5) tickets will be available for purchase (credit card only - cash not accepted) at the door, first come first served.

Refunds will be given up to 1 day before the event. No refunds will be given on site.

Event Location: Room 202 of the Raleigh Convention Center

Note: Registration for convention is NOT included in this ticket price.

You must have a valid badge/registration to the convention to attend this event. (Your Order # is required for registration!)

*Sara is an educator with Sake School of America and the National Sales Manager for New York Mutual Trading Company, the United States’ most prestigious importer of fine Craft Sake, Spirits & Beer from Japan.

Sara is a Certified Sommelier (CS) through the Court of Master Sommeliers, a Certified Wine Educator (CWE) through the Society of Wine Educators, and received her Diploma in Wine & Spirits (DipWSET) through the Wine and Spirits Education Trust in London, England, in 2012.

Sara was among the first groups of people in the United States to be qualified as a Kikisake-Shi, or International Sake Sommelier (ISS) through Sake School of America & The Sake Service Institute of Japan. In 2018, she became one of the first 4 people in the USA to earn her Diploma in Sake from the Japan Sommelier Association (JSA). She has also earned qualifications as a Certified Sake Adviser and Certified Shochu Adviser through Sake School of America.

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