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Grape Wall Challenge: Top ten red wines in China under RMB100

On March 13, a dozen expert and consumer judges met in Beijing for the Grape Wall Challenge and tasted 23 red wines that retail for less than RMB100 in China (see gallery). The experts rated each out of 20 points, while the consumers had four choices – “love it“, “like it“, “dislike it” or “hate [...]

Grape Wall Challenge: Top ten white wines in China under RMB100

On March 13, a dozen expert and consumer judges met in Beijing for the Grape Wall Challenge and tasted 21 white wines that retail for less than RMB100 in China (see gallery). It was a close finish for best white wine among the experts, who rated each one out of 20 points, while a clear [...]

Grape Wall Challenge: Event notes and photo gallery

The Grape Wall Challenge last Friday in Beijing brought together 18 judges to taste wines that retail in China for under RMB100 (see gallery below). The challenge was a first in that it was organized by a blog, saw half of the judging done by consumers, and included  Chinese citizens as 16 of 18 judges. [...]

Grape Wall Challenge: The consumer panel – red wines

The afternoon session of The Grape Wall Challenge will feature red wines. Here is a list of the six people on the consumer panel. They will get the wines in flights of ten and are being asked to judge each wine as “I love it,” “I like it,” “I dislike it,” or “I hate it. [...]

Grape Wall Challenge: The consumer panel – white wines

The morning session of the first Grape Wall Challenge started 15 minutes ago. Here is a list of the six people on the consumer panel. They will get the wines in flights of ten and are being asked to judge each wine as “I love it,” “I like it,” “I dislike it,” or “I hate [...]

The Grape Wall Challenge: The countdown is on!

The judges are confirmed, the bottles are ready, and the 24-hour countdown is on for the Grape Wall Challenge, a contest to be held tomorrow to judge wines that retail in China for less than RMB100. We’ll have two groups of judges – experts and consumers – sniffing, sipping, savoring, and scoring during the day [...]

The Grape Wall Challenge: The expert wine panel

The Grape Wall Challenge is this Friday in Maxim’s Solana and we have 18 judges coming to taste ~60 wines that retail for less than RMB100. The wines come from 20 China-based distributors. (Note: This is NOT a public event. It is limited to the judges, the Challenge directors, the media, and Maxim’s employees. We [...]

Last call: Seeking a wine judge for Grape Wall Challenge

Today at 4 PM is the deadline to enter our “You Be the Judge“  contest with the Beyond Beijing program at China Radio International. In short, we are looking for a Chinese consumer to sit on a panel with five other local consumers in our Grape Wall Wine Challenge, to be held on March 13 [...]

You be the judge: Join the wine panel at Grape Wall Challenge

- Grape Wall of China is teaming up with the Beyond Beijing program on China International Radio to find a judge for the Grape Wall Wine Challenge. We are looking for a Chinese consumer to sit on a panel with five others on March 13 at Maxim’s (Solana) and taste wines that retail for less [...]

It’s on: Twenty distributors confirmed for Grape Wall Challenge

The Grape Wall Challenge, scheduled for March 13, now has a full slate of wines. Twenty distributors confirmed their participation, from the biggest companies to the smaller players, from those providing wines from many countries to those focusing on a single nation. The wines will hail from six countries: France, Italy, South Africa, Chile, Argentina, [...]

Grape Wall of China Challenge: Second call for wine

Since the initial call last Wednesday for wine for the Grape Wall of China Challenge, 11 distributors have contacted us to submit a total of 34 bottles (see the list of companies in the top right corner of the blog). We will cap the challenge at 60 wines. Interested distributors can get the details here [...]

Challenge Grape Wall of China: Appel pour les vins

Challenge Grape Wall of China 13 mars 2009 au Maxim’s de Paris, Pekin ~ Le Challenge Grape Wall of China se tiendra au restaurant Maxim’s de Paris (Solana) a Pekin le vendredi 13 mars 2009. Ce challenge GWOC a pour but d’aider le consommateur a trouver des vins sur le marche chinois a des prix [...]

The Grape Wall of China Challenge: A Call for Wine

The Grape Wall of China Wine Challenge March 13, Maxim’s of Paris, Beijing ~ The Grape Wall of China Challenge will be held at Maxim’s of Paris (Solana) in Beijing on March 13. The GWOC Challenge aims to find wines that are both modestly priced and good. The panel of judges will include both wine [...]

Challenge Grape Wall of China: 13 mars, Restaurant Maxim’s de Paris (Solana)

Challenge Grape Wall of China 13 mars, Restaurant Maxim’s de Paris (Solana) ~ Vendredi 13 mars, un groupe de 18 juges sera formé pour le premier GWOC Challenge qui se déroulera dans le nouveau restaurant Maxim’s de Paris a Solana, Pekin. Ce challenge a 3 buts : 1. Juger 60 vins distribués en Chine pour [...]

The Grape Wall of China Wine Challenge: March 13, Maxim’s, Beijing

The Grape Wall of China Wine Challenge March 13, Maxim’s (Solana), Beijing ~ (中国) On March 13, eighteen judges will gather in Beijing for the first Grape Wall of China Challenge. The GWOC Challenge has three goals: 1. To judge 60 wines that retail in China for less than RMB100: Since times are tough and [...]

Grape Wall of China 葡萄酒挑战赛: 3月13日，北京

“Grape Wall of China”葡萄酒挑战赛 3月13日，北京，马克西姆餐厅 ~ (English) 3月13日将有18位评委齐聚北京，参加“Grape Wall of China”葡萄酒挑战赛（简称GWOC葡萄酒挑战赛）。 本次挑战赛将完成三个目标： 1.品尝60款在中国零售价低于100元人民币的葡萄酒： 在世界经济危机的大背景下，并考虑到在中国葡萄酒的平均购买价位低于100元人民币，我们希望通过这次活动，帮助消费者找到不贵而又质量不错的葡萄酒。 2.让消费者参与到葡萄酒挑战的过程中来： 本次品酒评委包括6名专业人士，他们将品尝所有的60款酒，还有各两组分别为6人的消费者评委，他们每个人将品尝大约30款酒。为了更加公正，本次品酒活动没有葡萄酒生产商或代理商的工作人员参加。 3.实现本土化的品酒过程： 至少三分之二的评委将为中国人。 参加本次品酒的专业人士将使用20分制的评分体系，分别对葡萄酒的颜色、香气、口感等指标进行评价。消费者将从“非常喜欢”、“喜欢”、“不喜欢”、“特别不喜欢”四个层次对每一款酒进行评判。所有的评委都会有空间写下对某一款具体酒的评价。 本次品酒会将决出以下三类获胜者： 专业组评出的优胜葡萄酒 消费者组评出的优胜葡萄酒 综合优胜葡萄酒 有关葡萄酒经销商如何送样品参赛的通知将于星期三上午10点在网站公布。因为能接受的参赛葡萄酒的数量有限，对所有的经销商都将同等采用“先来后到”的原则，敬请谅解在以上时间之前不接受报名。 本次挑战赛的主持人是“Grape Wall of China”网站的撰稿人，分别为：赵凡（典藏阳光葡萄酒咨询公司），Nicolas Carre（马克西姆餐厅总经理）和Jim Boyce（本网站的创始人）。 对本次葡萄酒挑战赛如果您有任何问题，请联系：beijingboyce@yahoo.com 最后，我们期待着在今年举行第二次“Grape Wall of China”葡萄酒挑战赛，我们会把重点放在中国葡萄酒上。

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