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Hugh Johnson looks back fondly on a meal in which two great drinks—Sherry and Sake—were pitted against each other’s national cuisines. When I look at all the Japanese food on offer in London these days, from noodle bars to sushi in supermarkets to such exquisite eateries as Yashin, it is hard to believe that 20… View Article
In the second of his reports on Japanese wine and sake, Jim Clarke explores sake terroir and the reasons behind—and limits to—the recent boom in sake GIs. While many sake GIs have—like Japan’s wine GIs—been birthed at the prefecture level, it speaks to sake’s deep history that although its character is in many ways much… View Article
Japanese wine and sake is increasingly focused on Geographical Indications, with the Nagano region in the Japanese Alps the latest to get the status for both beverages. In the first of two reports on the country, Jim Clarke explores Japan’s developing wine culture—and the differences between its producing regions. As Tokyo busies itself with hosting… View Article
