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Wet your whistle: Upcoming Beijing wine events, China trade shows

By Jim Boyce

Wet your whistle at these upcoming wine events and shows…
Upcoming Beijing tastings
March 6, 7 PM, Brasserie Flo (Rainbow Plaza), RMB498
Gerard Bertrand wine dinner, by East Meets West; six wines; 30 seats available; To RSVP, contact Felix (Brasserie Flo) at 13161-338-874 or Wendy (EMW) at 6445-5797.
March 7, 6:30 PM, Sequoia Café (Sanlitun), ~RMB100
Weekly tasting; [...]

Selling wine in China: Interview – John Gai of Palette Wines

By Jim Boyce

Palette Vino in Shunyi (Photos: Palette)

A former China country manager for Zonin wines, John Gai started the Beijing-based distributor Palette Wines in 2002 and the retail-oriented Palette Vino in 2005. I talked to him about how he got involved in wine, what inspired him to start his companies, and where he sees the [...]

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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