Dom Perignons Legendary Cellar Master Merges Japanese Tradition and the Art of Champagne in His Own Sake
Our guest is Richard Geoffroy who is the founder and maker of Shiraiwa, a sake brewery in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. \n\nBefore Richard founded the sake brewery in 2018, he was the Chef de Cave, or cellar master, at the world-famous Champagne producer Dom P\xe9rignon for 28 years. \n\nRichard makes traditional-style Japanese sake that is uniquely merged with Champagne-making techniques and his sake is gaining the attention of professionals and connoisseurs of sake and wine worldwide. \n\nIn this episode, we will discuss why the master Champagne maker decided to produce Japanese sake, Richard\u2019s original style of sake that incorporates the idea of assemblages, how his experience with Champagne is inspiring traditional sake production, and much, much more!!!