Grape Wall of China

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On the margin: Why that bottle of wine costs RMB400

By Campbell Thompson

Let’s say you dine in a five-star hotel in China, decide to order a bottle of wine, and spot one on the menu for RMB 400.
How did the wine get listed at that price?

There are three key factors at work.
First, the combined import duty, value-added tax and consumption tax for imported wine works [...]

Wines-info: 1,000 cases of imported wine destroyed

- By Jim Boyce
A recent post on China Wine Information Website states that authorities in Yunnan have destroyed 12,000 bottles of imported red wine:
They [the bottles] were considered to be unqualified because of their unqualified packing (leaking, moldy corks) which didn’t accord with the related standard of wine.
Unfortunately, there is no information about which brand [...]

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  • Grape Wall Contributors


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    Nicolas Carre
    Sommelier


    Chantal Chi
    Writer


    Yvonne Chiong
    Sommelier, consultant


    Judy Leissner
    Grace Vineyard CEO


    Alain Leroux
    Wine maker, consultant


    Li Demei
    Wine maker


    Huiqin Ma
    Professor


    Campbell Thompson
    The Wine Republic co-owner


    Brian Yao
    Consumer


    Frankie Zhao
    Pro-Wine Training & Consultancy owner


    Jim Boyce
    Consumer, blog administrator