Grape Wall of China

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Grape Wall of China: Happy Chinese New Year! Fireworks, anyone?

By Jim Boyce

(© Kisten)
Happy Year of the Rat to readers of this blog. In the new year, Grape Wall of China will continue giving the views of wine distributors, makers, consultants, academics and consumers here in the world’s largest market.
By the way, when people ask me about “must see” attractions in Beijing, I include the [...]

Wine sales growth: French fever in Shanghai

By Chantal Chi
A few weeks ago, just before the snow came, I went to a wine shop opening in Shanghai called French Touch. Despite the unusually cold weather, the shop was full of guests, including wine professionals, which just goes to show that with wine, China is hot.
This is shown by recent China Customs statistics [...]

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  • Grape Wall Contributors


    In alphabetical order (see full list)


    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