No worries: Australia targeting China wine market at every level
Australia—excuse an indirect kangaroo reference—is really hopping when it comes to the China wine scene. First, the country has maintained a steady presence as the …
Month: September 2009
Drinker beware: Canadian wine label controversey holds lessons for China
By Jim Boyce Most consumers are unaware that many of the “Chinese” wines they find in supermarkets, restaurants, and elsewhere include imported bulk wine. The …
Whistle wetter: Summergate to distribute Vittel water in China
By Jim Boyce Summergate Fine Wines has announced it will exclusively import and distribute Vittel still mineral water, from France, for the China market starting …
Accepting applications: Landmark Australia tutorial set for next September in Yarra Valley
By Jim Boyce Wine Australia announced today that its second Landmark Australia tutorial will be held next September in Yarra Valley. Twelve wine experts from …
By bulk, by bottle: Is Chile the key to changing China’s wine scene?
By Jim Boyce Random wine thought I had while drinking a beer last night: Could Chile be the key to shifting the China wine market? …
Wine jobs in China: Maison Boulud in Beijing seeks head, junior sommeliers
By Jim Boyce French restaurant Maison Boulud in Beijing seeks a head sommelier to handle everything from wine service to overseeing the wine list to …
Sour grapes: When it comes to poor Chinese wine, don’t shoot the wine maker
– By Jim Boyce The past few months, I have been lucky to visit wineries along the northern swath of China – in Xinjiang, Ningxia, …
Fill your glass without emptying your wallet in Beijing: Torres Taste of Nations, Hilton Wine Experience
If, as I do, you like the sound of filling your glass with dozens of wines while only emptying your wallet of a few kuai, …
Grape Press: Wine really *is* a passport… to Australia, and more
By Jim Boyce China-related wine news from the Web… – Have wine, will travel Wine really *is* a passport to the world. According to this …