By Sylke

During a media tour of the fabulous wineries in Forest Grove, we stopped at SakeOne for a tour and tasting. As the public relations manager for the WCVA, I have made many stops at SakeOne, since it's definitely a draw being the only sake brewery of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, if not the entire country. However, this trip was especially delicious since I was able to try their new line: organic sake!

According to Dewey Weddington, SakeOne's marketing guru, their organic sake, under the Momokawa label, is the first (and only) to carry the USDA Organic seal, which ensures that every step in the creation of this beverage is organically certified. (Other items to note are that the green bottles maximize recyclability, the screw-cap is made from recycled materials and the label is printed on "tree-free" paper that is made from renewable fibers from bamboo and grasses.)

You may ask, "But how does it taste?" In a word: Luscious. There are two styles of the organic sake, Ginjo (filtered, with a smooth finish and bite) and Nigori (unfiltered, creamy and lush), with the latter being my favorite of the two, although they are both very tasty.

Not being a sake expert myself, I recommend that you take a trip to Forest Grove to check it out for yourselves. And while you're there, don't forget to try their Coconut Lemongrass nigori sake - after one sip of this, you'll forever forgo the pina colada as the perfect summertime cocktail.