Italian grape varieties: Catarratto becomes Lucido
As the Sicilian wine authorities approve an official change in name for the island’s most widely planted white grape…
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Reflections from a year with wine: Bluet, Maine’s sparkling blueberry wine
To mark the end of the year on worldoffinewine.com, we asked our writers to reflect on the bottles that…
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Arizona: Frontier spirit
The wines of Arizona are not often found beyond the state’s boundaries. But as Jim Clarke discovered on a…
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Sake terroir: A step forward
In the second of his reports on Japanese wine and sake, Jim Clarke explores sake terroir and the reasons…
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Japanese wine and sake: The rise of the GI
Japanese wine and sake is increasingly focused on Geographical Indications, with the Nagano region in the Japanese Alps the…
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Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive: Chianti Classico’s new units of terroir
Chianti Classico producers are now able to put one of 11 Unità Geografiche Aggiuntive, or “Additional Geographical Units,” on…
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Eleven Madison Park goes vegan
As one of New York City’s most highly regarded white tablecloth establishments, Eleven Madison Park, goes vegan, Jim Clarke…
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Opening America’s cellar: From Prohibition to Covid
As the United States marks a century since the beginning of Prohibition, could the surge in online sales prompted…
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