October 4, 2012

China wine imports: Will the market shrink in 2012? Plus, more on Spain…

October 4, 2012 // 3 Comments

OK, how do we get the elephant *out* of the bubble? By Jim Boyce Those used to getting drunk on massive growth when it comes to wine imports in China are finding the numbers for [...]

Over the Hill in China: It’s Grace vs Glory for Australia’s Henschke

October 4, 2012 // 0 Comments

With some free time due to the mid-Autumn festival, I tidied my desk last night and came across a brochure I got at the Topwine fair held in Beijing last June. The brochure is [...]

GRAPE WALL CHALLENGE
Our annual event where we ask Chinese consumers to be the judges.

Previous hosts
Temple, 2013 (results).
F by Tribute, 2012 (results).
Modo, 2011 (results).
Maison Boulud, 2010 (results)
Maxim's of Paris, 2009 (results).

CHINA WINE TOUR
Beijing, April 2014

Forty people, four bars and eight Chinese wines, with more events to come. Details .

NINGXIA VS BORDEAUX
WINE CHALLENGE
Zun Club, December, 2011

Five wines and five judges each from China and France. Results here. Coverage here

NORTH BY NORTHWEST
WINE CHALLENGE
Zun Club, November, 2011

Wine experts, chefs and journalists judged 1421 (Xinjiang), Grace (Shanxi), Hansen (Inner Mongolia), Helan Mountain (Ningxia), Helan Qing Xue (Ningxia), Jade Valley (Shaanxi), Rongzi (Shanxi), Silver Heights (Ningxia) and Sunshine Valley (Gansu)