Articles by Charly Iten

Sommelier Master Class

by 20/09/2019 in General Comments are Disabled

The Sommelier Association Switzerland (Swiss-German Speaking Section) invites you to a Sake Class with Master Sake Sommelier Dr. Charly Iten:

The Japanese national drink Sake is gaining more and more importance in the Swiss gastronomy.
But what is actually Sake? How is Sake produced and what kind of different types do exist?
What are the possibilities when it comes to food pairing?
All these aspects and even more will be presented as part of the workshop, which of course includes a tasting of selected premium products.

28th October 2019, from 9 to 11 am
Hotel Storchen, Weinplatz 2, 8001 Zurich

Please find further information on the Flyer.
For subscription please send an email directly to the Sommelier Association: sekretariat@svs-sommeliers.ch

 

Sake & Dine – Grand Resort Bad Ragaz

by 16/08/2019 in General Comments are Disabled

On 10th October 2019 a 4 course Sake & Dine will take place with Master Sake Sommelier Charly Iten at the restaurant verve by sven, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz.
For all guests who are interested in improving their knowledge about Sake a Masterclass is taking place prior to the Sake & Dine.

Please find more details about this event on the Event Calendar of the Grand Resort.

For any reservations please also contact the Grand Resort directly.

Sake and Flank Steak

by 23/07/2019 in Sake Food Pairing Blog Comments are Disabled

A delicious, juicy flank steak calls of course for a suitable beverage.

The possibilities are highly versatile but this time my choice was in favour of a really special drop of Sake: A Tombo Kimoto Junmai Daiginjō by the Izumibashi Brewery from Ebina in Kanagawa prefecture.

For this savoury Premium Sake, made with the traditional, time consuming Kimoto method, a local Sake rice variety called Rakufūmai is used and polished to a rate of 35%.

The result is a highly aromatic, complex Sake with wonderful notes of fruits, a balanced acidity and a rather full body.

Along with the flank steak and a selection of vegetables you get a very harmonious combination that delights the palate with a pronounced Umami experience.

SSA Sake Courses

by 12/07/2019 in General Comments are Disabled

Charly iten art affairs is now the officially approved provider of the Sake Sommelier Association’s (SSA) Sake Courses in Switzerland!
Do you want to become a Sake Sommelière respectively a Sake Sommelier?

Please have a look at our Sake Courses!

Sake Food Pairing at the Schiff

by 31/05/2019 in General Comments are Disabled

Experience selected Premium Sakes along with a delicious  4 course menu.

Charly Iten, Master Sake Sommelier, will take you on a culinary exciting discovery tour into the world of the Japanese national alcoholic beverage.

You can find all information needed on our Flyer

Tea Harvest Festival 2019

by 18/05/2019 in General Comments are Disabled

From 31st May to 1st June the Tea Harvest Festival on Monte Verità will take place again with a lot of different interesting attractions.

It’s my special pleasure to announce in this context my event “What Is Sake?”, which will give you the chance to enjoy a Sake Food Pairing.

For further information please have a look at the Website of the Casa del tè.

 

 

Workshop Heavenly Sake

by 26/04/2019 in General Comments are Disabled

Discover with Master Sake Sommelier Charly Iten on Saturday 11th May 2019 as part of the “Samurai Matsuri” in Aarau the fascinating world of Sake:

“Heavenly Sake”
11am to 12.30pm

Please find more details and subscription access on the following website of the Samurai Matsuri.

Sake and Red Thai Curry

by 04/02/2019 in Sake Food Pairing Blog Comments are Disabled

Thai curries and wine is not that simple and the reason why people very often tend to choose a beer.

Have you ever thought to accompany a Thai curry with a Premium Sake?

For a spicy, hot red Thai curry with chicken and basmati rice I selected the Enter.Sake Sekiya Gold, a Junmai Daiginjō with a polishing rate of 50%.

This Sake with flavours of tropical fruits pairs very well with the curry. Its fruity notes cut a little bit the curry’s spiciness, while its savouriness gets emphasised by the meal’s  umami.
The result is a culinary delight that makes you have one sip after the other of this wonderful.