Shandong wine: Great River Hill doubling production in 2013, grapes show “perfect ripeness”
~ By Jim Boyce Shandong province winery Great River Hill — based in Laixi rather than the traditional wine powerhouse Yantai — plans to boost …
Month: August 2013
China winery visit: Changyu Moser XV opens in Ningxia
By Jim Boyce Changyu Moser XV is the latest “chateau” to open in the Ningxia region in north-central China. From the water fountains to the …
Admiral-able Vintage: 1421 Wines at Hotel G in Beijing
By Jim Boyce 1421 Wines are made in Xinjiang, bottled in Shandong and sold throughout China. The winery gets its name from a book that …
Model Worker: New Zealand Ambassador Talks Wine in China
~ By Jim Boyce Carl Worker is not only the New Zealand ambassador for China but also a food and wine lover. The latter is …
“The next ten years will belong to Chinese wines”: Lenz Moser at Changyu Moser XV launch in Ningxia
 ~ By Jim Boyce “I’m sure, based on what I’ve seen during the past eight years in China, that the next ten years will …
Bye bye Bordeaux? Um, apparently Ningxia is the ‘Napa Valley of China’
By Jim Boyce “[Fill in the blank] is the Bordeaux of China.” I have heard such statements — based on the fact certain parts of …
Master of Wine candidate from mainland China: Huang Shan on sampling, selling and studying wine
By Jim Boyce I recently talked to Huang Shan — the only mainland China citizen in the Master of Wine program — for Wine Enthusiast …
Sherry in China: So, I saw this venenciador at a Beijing wine tasting tonight…
By Jim Boyce His name is Alejandro Benitez Ruiz, he works for Spanish wine operation Gonzalez Byass, and he was at tonight’s Wine Enthusiast tasting …
Is France fried? Spain spammed? China wine import stats for first-half 2013
By Jim Boyce A government crackdown on spending by officials. Reports from distributors that sales are tough. Widespread sentiment that warehouse shelves are creaking with …
Beijing grape getaway: Pinotage Plaza to have restaurant, sports bar, wine shop & more
By Jim Boyce South African restaurant Pinotage will soon reopen its suburban branch in new digs in Shunyi (see map below) as part of a …