Grape Wall of China

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

Wine Word: Zeon Chow, Rutherford Bench & Napa Reserve

By Jim Boyce
Last month, Shanghai-based Rutherford Bench celebrated its first year of business. I talked to deputy general manager Zeon Chow about the rationale behind opening a company focused on Napa Valley in a market led by French and Australian wines, the reaction of consumers to these typically fruit-forward wines, the lessons learned over the [...]

Weekly wine events: From post to page

My weekly listing of Beijing wine events poses a couple of problems. First, it sometimes gets buried quickly beneath new posts. Second, I get event invites almost daily and want to pass the info along right away rather than wait for the next listing.
To deal with this, I’ve added a wine event listings page on [...]

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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