Grape Wall of China

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Beijing Bob: The Robert Parker Wine Dinner on the Great Wall of China

By Jim Boyce
I joined forty people on the Great Wall of China on May 24 for dinner with the world’s most influential wine critic – Robert Parker. He is best known for giving wine scores out of 100 points, scores that have been praised and pilloried by critics and consumers and used selectively by marketers [...]

Wine word: Starting small – DCT Wines owner Frederic Choux

By Jim Boyce

Frederic and Barbara Choux with Christine Lagarde (right), former foreign trade minister and current finance minister for France, at a ceremony in Shanghai to recognize top small-and-medium sized French firms in China.
Frederic and Barbara Choux opened their wine importation and distribution business DCT Wines in the northeast city of Dalian in 2004. I [...]

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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