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… By Jim Clarke
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… By Jim Clarke
Arizona: Frontier spirit The wines of Arizona are not often found beyond the state’s boundaries. But as Jim Clarke discovered on a… By Jim Clarke
Sake terroir: A step forward In the second of his reports on Japanese wine and sake, Jim Clarke explores sake terroir and the reasons… By Jim Clarke
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… By Jim Clarke
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… By Jim Clarke
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… By Jim Clarke
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… By Jim Clarke