Writing (28)

Jim Rion

2022 - Year in Review

It might be a bit premature, but as it looks like I'm moving into the year-end holidays a little early, I think this is as good a time as any to look back on my work life during 2022 Despite the ongoing pandemic, this was…

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Jim Rion

Article on Nippon dot com

Last June, I had the honor of joining a few international sake figures on a trip to Yamanashi Prefecture to explore the sake GI there. I found the water focus fascinating, and wrote it up in an article that's now up on Nippon dot com.

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Jim Rion

New Article - Terroir Japonaise

My latest article about Yamaguchi sake is now live on nippon.com. This one takes a deeper look at the terroir based philosophy of sake star Nagayama Takahiro of Nagayama Honke, maker of the esteemed Taka label. Take a look! “Terroir Japonaise”: Japan’s Sake Meets France’s…

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