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Jim Clarke’s Biography

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Jim Clarke writes about wine and other alcoholic beverages for a number of publications both consumer and trade. His work has appeared in Bloomberg News, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more specialized publications including Beverage Media, World of Fine Wine, and Meiningers Wine Business International.
He is also a columnist for Wine Review Online, and was Wine & Spirits Editor for StarChefs.com from 2004-2009.

Jim is an in-demand speaker and lecturer, having appeared at a variety of events …

Jim Clarke’s Journalist Portfolio

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Are locabibers underserved?

Are locabibers underserved?

The locavore movement-eating food sourced from local producers-has taken off in a big way in the USA, and man…

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Consider the Apple

Consider the Apple

A Cider Primer Among all the world's fruits, only grapes get broad respect in their fermented form. Berry win…

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Seeing the wood for the trees - World Of Fine Wine

Seeing the wood for the trees - World Of Fine Wine

Oak, in a shallow way, gets a lot of attention from wine drinkers. As it should; almost every premium red spe…

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Is Petit Verdot the Next Malbec? A Bordeaux-born Varietal Goes Abroad

Is Petit Verdot the Next Malbec? A Bordeaux-born Varietal Goes Abroad

Lesser-known Bordeaux-born varieties often go abroad to make their name-Malbec in Argentina is a prime exampl…

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Wines That Travel Well

Wines That Travel Well

Obviously, though, the problem is not with wineries (in this case, the senders were retailers, including one …

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Winemakers look to hardy hybrids for solutions to environmental challenges

Winemakers look to hardy hybrids for solutions to environmental challenges

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Articles

Dr Konstantin Frank and the making of Finger Lakes fizz

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By Jim Clarke 
| The World of Fine Wine
Eric Bauman, who has been in charge of sparkling winemaking at the estate since 2005. Photography courtesy of Dr Konstantin Frank. Jim Clarke heads to upstate New York to meet the team behind the Dr Konstantin Frank sparkling wines. Sparkling wine has a long history in the Finger Lakes. As early as 1867 Hammondsport’s Pleasant Valley Wine Co received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle in Paris for its sparkling Catawba.
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An Introduction to Sake Rice

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By Jim Clarke 
| GuildSomm
Sake’s common nickname, rice wine, obscures that sake is brewed, not simply fermented. As with beer, sake brewers have many opportunities to dictate a sake’s final character. But while only the geekiest of beer fans would know the difference between Endeavor and Conlon barleys, rice varieties are a genuine concern for any sake drinker or beverage professional seeking more than a basic understanding of sake production and styles.
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Timorasso time

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By Jim Clarke 
| The World of Fine Wine
Jim Clarke travels to the Colli Tortonesi region of Piedmont, where he finds a resurgence of the local grape variety, Timorasso, is attracting interest and investment from the more famous producers of the Langhe. Piedmont, to fine wine drinkers, usually means the Langhe—that hilly region south of the town of Alba. It is red wine country, at least when it comes to fine wines, the land of Barolo and Barbaresco.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Wine & Spirits Editor, Starchefs.com

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No. I wrote music in high school more than prose.

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