Grape Wall of China

A China Wine Blog: The Scene in the World’s Largest Market

Friday food fight: Beijing duck

By Jim Boyce
If nothing else, food and wine pairing makes for fun research.
To this end, I will post a photo of a Chinese dish every week in the hope that readers will suggest a wine pairing (or two).
Last week’s candidate: that tourist-friendly treat scorpions on a stick. The wine recommendations: a French red (Rhone [...]

Wine word – Tyler ‘Dr Vino’ Colman on wine politics, carbon footprints, and more

By Jim Boyce
New York-based Tyler Colman writes the accessible, informative, and entertaining blog Dr. Vino, which nicely lives up to its tag line, “wine talk that goes down easy.” In addition to teaching wine classes and contributing to publications such as Food & Wine and Wine & Spirits, he recently authored his first book, Wine [...]

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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