If you don’t know when is World Sake Day, well, it’s October 1! World Sake day is a worldwide celebration of the Japanese drink called sake (pronounced “SAH-kay”). While it’s not a wine, there is much about this rice-based beverage that wine drinkers may like. And if you know very little about sake — or nothing at all — and want to join the celebration on October 1, you can listen to this podcast episode, in which Ryan Mellinger of Joto Sake provides all the basics of sake — just enough to help you pick a bottle and enjoy for World Sake Day.