Ask anyone who runs a Japanese restaurant in Boston and they’ll tell you Lloyd Foster, director of marketing for Classic Wine Imports in Norwood, is their go-to guy for sake.

“He’s the best, nothing but the best,” said Douzo owner Jack Huang. Nancy Cushman of o ya agrees. “He’s crucial in bringing in most of the sakes to Boston and really knows his stuff. Lloyd was onto the sake thing a long time ago.”