Australia’s sake scene is getting more exciting– Yukino Ochiai: part 1

Japanese-born Yukino Ochiai, managing director of Deja vu Sake Co, has been nominated as a Sake Samurai, one of the most prestigious sake ambassador titles in Japan. (Part 1 of 2)

Source: The Cru

Celebration of the award at Sokyo, Sydney Source: SBS

Yukinos appointment is the third in Australia following the appointments of Sydney chef Tetsuya Wakuda in 2007 and sake ambassador Andre Bishop in 2013 and is the very first female appointment in Australia.

Yukino established Deja vu Sake Co, now a leading sake importer in Australia, in 2012 with her Australian husband Andrew Cameron who is a co-owner of Deja vu Wine Co, a wine distribution business started in 2007.

Yukino tells us how she started the sake distribution business in Australia and how the sake scene here has changed from five years ago.

Source: The Cru

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