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Month: October 2011

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Decanter magazine and Jia Bei Lan 2009: Was it really Chinese wine?

October 30, 2011 5

~ By Jim Boyce How do we know? How do we really know it was Chinese wine? That is a question many people, particularly outside …

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China Wine Press: Scottish castles, Australian winery sales, Japanese manga

October 30, 2011 0

All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. China Wine Press looks at media coverage of that drama, with each item …

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Grape Wall Challenge 2011: Nine distributors confirmed so far

October 21, 2011 0

Eight Nine wine importers / distributors have confirmed they will participate in the Grape Wall of China Challenge 2011. This year’s challenge, the third annual, …

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Uncorked: Pudao Wines opens in Beijing, features Decanter awards line-up

October 20, 2011 0

By Jim Boyce Pudao Wines is marking its official opening on the north side of The Office Park in Beijing with a line-up of 23 …

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From Xinjiang to Liaoning: Five years of Decanter awards for Chinese wines

October 20, 2011 1

By Jim Boyce Jia Bei Lan Cabernet Red 2009, from Ningxia-based operation Helan Qing Xue, has been a hot topic since it became the first …

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Wine-derwall: 35 different Chinese wine bottles

October 18, 2011 0

~ A magazine asked me for a “wine” shot so I grabbed about three dozen Chinese bottles in my apartment, a.k.a. Chateau Double-B, arranged them …

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Grape Wall Challenge 2011: Call For Wine

October 14, 2011 0

Call for Wine Grape Wall of China Challenge 2011 November 8, Modo, Beijing ~ The third annual Grape Wall of China Challenge will be held …

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Rare China wine dinners: 1968 Beerenauslese and 2010 Erguotou

October 14, 2011 0

~ Call me cocky but I’m claiming a recent wine dinner I attended was the first to include a 1968 Austrian Beerenauslese, an organic Israeli …

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Carrefour Fall Wine Fair in Beijing: Free samples + BYOG

October 12, 2011 0

~ The fall edition of the biannual Beijing ritual known as the Carrefour Wine Fair is slated for October 14 to October 16 in the …

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Jia Bei Lan wine in Beijing: One bottle, 22 tasters

October 11, 2011 1

~ Lots of people have asked about Jia Bei Lan Cabernet Dry Red 2009 since it won a Decanter award a few weeks ago. As …

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