NYC-based Jim Clarke

Nov 22, 2024 | worldoffinewine.com | Jim Clarke |NYC-based Jim Clarke

Wine drinkers of Washington State are well familiar with the quality of the state’s wines: An estimated one of every four bottles consumed in the state is local.

Oct 25, 2024 | worldoffinewine.com | Jim Clarke |NYC-based Jim Clarke

With the 2024 Grandi Vini della Contea per la Pace auction in full swing this weekend, Jim Clarke tells the story of the 18th-century vineyard classification of the “princely county” or “Contea” of Gorizia-Gradisca, and its galvanizing relevance for vignerons on either side of the Italy-Slovenia border today.

Jun 20, 2024 | worldoffinewine.com | Jim Clarke |NYC-based Jim Clarke

The drive to the Mount Veeder Winery is a journey into the past of Napa County. “It still has the feel of the valley from 30 or 40 years ago,” says newly-appointed winemaker John Giannini, “even at its 50th anniversary.”Less than 30 minutes from downtown Napa, once the road begins ascending, the town gives way to bucolic horse and cattle farms. Even vineyards are sparse—and scattered; the 16,000 acres (6,400ha) of land within the AVA are home to only 1,000 acres (400ha) of vines.

Dec 28, 2023 | worldoffinewine.com | Jim Clarke |NYC-based Jim Clarke

Taurasi joined the ranks of Italy’s DOCGs 30 years ago, at a time when red wine was in the ascendancy—specifically red wine that was deep in color, rich in alcohol, and ripe with fruit. The Aglianico grape, which must make up 85 percent of a Taurasi wine, has all of these in abundance, with plenty of acid and an excess of tannin to boot. The wine had earned not just a DOCG, but a nickname, as well: “The Barolo of the South.” Taurasi’s time, it seemed, had come.