Saké’s Napa Valley – Matt Bell

Saké rice grown at Isbell Farms in Central Arkansas supplies Origami Sake. Grown with water from a deep aquifer, it is ideal for saké because it is soft and contains negligible amounts of iron or magnesium. Based in Hot Springs, Origami Saké, which launched in 2023, is the fastest growing US saké brand (and recently was theonly US brewer to win a Gold Medal at the Tokyo Saké Challenge 2025). Origami is also the largest domestically-owned saké brewery in the USA, 100% powered by solar energy and producing three Saké styles plus a non-alcoholic Sake. If CEO, Matt Bell has his way, Hot Springs, Arkansas will soon be known as the Napa Valley of Saké. (https://drinkorigami.com/)