KJ Sakura

KJ is the Wine Director at the highly acclaimed restaurant Foreign Cinema in the heart of San Francisco. In addition to her profession in wine, she specializes in sake and provides experiences and educational events to clients around the Bay Area. She pays homage to True Sake, the first sake store in America where she worked for 4 years. She received an ample education while working for the company and was able to taste almost every sake available in the US market. In her spare time, she is a busy MW student and judges for competitions such as the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London, England. KJ is devoted to bringing premium sake to the forefront of Americans’ minds so they can experience the magic of this delightful and inspiring beverage!

 

サンフランシスコの中心地にある名レストラン「Foreign Cinema」のワイン・ディレクター。アメリカ初のSAKE専門店「True Sake」に4年務めるなど、SAKEのプロフェッショナルとしても、ベイエリア周辺の顧客向けにさまざまな体験や教育を提供。SAKEの持つ魔法のように刺激的な体験をアメリカの人々に届けようと、日々尽力している。True Sake在籍時は、米国マーケットに流通するほとんどすべてのSAKEをテイスティング。Masters of Wineの受講生でもあり、ロンドンのInternational Wine & Spirit Competitionの審査員も務める。