Les Millesimes: A three-story wine club in the heart of Beijing
By Jim Boyce On Tuesday night, The Wine Republic’s Campbell Thompson and I visited Jianwai Soho’s three-floor Les Millesimes, a wine club that includes a …
Month: March 2008
Posts coming: Meantime, a movie clip on the Saskatoon berry-gooseberry debate
By Jim Boyce The posting has been light this week, but I’ll soon have write-ups on three visits in and around Beijing – to winery …
Grape press: China wine news from around the Web
By Jim Boyce Here are a few tastes of recent online items about the China wine scene. ‘Millions of Chinese will be disappointed’ In her …
Job wanted: Australia-based wine maker seeks China position
A reader recently contacted Grape Wall about working in China. Here are the details: An Australia-based wine maker is planning to move to China and …
Wet your whistle: Upcoming Beijing wine events
By Jim Boyce Upcoming Beijing wine events March 20, 7 PM, Jasmine, RMB518 Chateau Gigognan wine dinner, with sales director Frederic Bayle, by East Meets …
Pinot smackdown: Sequoia holds first in a series of tastings
By Jim Boyce Last Friday night’s wine tasting at Sequoia Café focused on Pinot Noir, with four choices from Torres China. Sequoia’s Frank Siegel plans …
Update: decanter.com reports on Customs investigation of wine importers
By Jim Boyce A March 18 decanter.com story reports that ASC Fine Wines has denied it faces a major fine and deportation of company directors …
Interview: Wine ‘antisnob’ Tim Hanni
By Jim Boyce | Tim Hanni, one of the first two Americans to become a Master of Wine, has gone from someone who once “‘completely looked down …
Update: Chinese Customs investigating wine importers
By Jim Boyce As reported last week, Chinese Customs continues to inquire into the import declarations of wine importers. Investigators, in what appears to be …
Customs investigating wine importers II – ASC releases statement
By Jim Boyce ASC Fine Wines has released a statement about inquiries into the company by Chinese customs. The obvious question: what is meant by …