Grape Wall Challenge 2012: Summergate, ASC, MQ top wine challenge in China
~ By Jim Boyce (Note: Sorry for the delay. This blog went offline several days for — to me — unknown reasons and now is …
Month: December 2012
Bottle shots: Photo essay from Grape Wall Challenge consumer wine contest in China
By Jim Boyce We have the results for the Grape Wall Challenge and I plan to post them later today. In the meantime, some photos from …
From cork to screw cap: Three wine closure anecdotes from China
~ By Jim Boyce While most wine in China — whether domestically produced or imported — is bottled under cork, and while I repeatedly hear …
Wine consumer power in China: Annual Grape Wall Challenge held in Beijing
By Jim Boyce They came, they sniffed, they sipped and they scored. The fourth annual Grape Wall Challenge — which features Chinese consumers judging wines …
Going twice: Sotheby’s to auction elBulli wine cellar in Hong Kong, New York
~ By Jim Boyce Sotheby’s has announced it will auction off the wine cellar of restaurant elBulli — with a pre-sale estimated value of rmb7 …
China view: Robert Parker sells Wine Advocate stake to Singapore investors
~ By Jim Boyce Robert Parker might live halfway around the globe but his influence is still felt here in China, where investors and importers …
Disease and indecision in Ningxia: Poor grape harvest tests wine industry
~ By Jim Boyce Ningxia has seen its fortunes rise dramatically in the past year: the region has performed well in tastings, gained observer status …
China wine portfolios: Summergate adds Inglenook, Clarendon Hills, Henriot Champagne
By Jim Boyce During a recent stop in Beijing, Francis Ford Coppola, owner of Inglenook Estate in Napa Valley, said he paid more for the …
Call for wine: Grape Wall Challenge 2012 set for F by Tribute in Beijing
(Note: This event is invite-only. We’ll have more info in the next few days on the wines and judges.) The fourth annual Grape Wall Challenge …
2012 Grape Wall Challenge FAQ: Chinese consumers as judges, wines under rmb100
By Jim Boyce (中国) The fourth annual Grape Wall Challenge will be held at restaurant F By Tribute in Beijing on December 12. A brief …