Our federal and California import and wholesale licenses are in preparation. Until they are issued, Nami does not sell alcohol or take orders for it. First arrivals are planned for [season, year].
Track record: through our partner in Niigata, sake from 20+ Japanese breweries has been exported to U.S. importers since 2023.
01 · RESTAURANTS, BARS & SHOPSJoin the tasting list
Tell us about your list and we will come to you when our first bottles land — to pour, not to pitch.
A short list
A few breweries, chosen for how they drink with food — not a catalog of hundreds.
One page per sake
In plain English: what it tastes like, what to serve it with, and at what temperature.
Stories your staff can tell
Who makes it, where, and why it tastes the way it does — in English and Japanese.
Help your team sell sake
Available now, to any venue. Fixed prices — the same for everyone, never tied to what you buy.
Staff session
90 minutes, tasting-based. Styles, labels, temperature and pairing, in words your floor team can use.
$400Paid in full when bookedRequest →Sake list review
We review your list for gaps, price balance and fit with your food, and write clear English (and Japanese) descriptions for each sake.
$90050% deposit, balance on deliveryRequest →Pairing event
A hosted sake-pairing evening at your venue — POUR + PLATE — planned around your menu.
from $50050% deposit, balance after the eventRequest →Request
Pick a service and a date with the form below.
We confirm
We reply within two business days to confirm the date and details.
Pay securely
We send a Stripe payment link: full payment for a staff session, a 50% deposit for list reviews and events.
All services are invoiced by Nami Sake LLC and are service fees only. Nami does not sell alcohol: for events, the venue buys and serves the sake under its own license. Once Nami holds a wholesale license, everything we offer venues will follow California’s rules for suppliers.
03 · BREWERIES IN JAPANLooking for a partner in California?
We are building a small portfolio, and we want each brewery on it to be told well: on the shelf, on the menu, and on our bilingual channel. If you are considering the U.S., we would like to hear from you.
Export runs through our partner in Niigata, a print and packaging studio with decades of sake-label work. Contact us here, in Japanese or English.
Restaurants, bars and shops deal with Nami Sake in San Francisco directly, in English.