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Month: August 2013

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Shandong wine: Great River Hill doubling production in 2013, grapes show “perfect ripeness”

August 30, 2013 0

~ By Jim Boyce Shandong province winery Great River Hill — based in Laixi rather than the traditional wine powerhouse Yantai — plans to boost …

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China winery visit: Changyu Moser XV opens in Ningxia

August 28, 2013 0

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 …

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Admiral-able Vintage: 1421 Wines at Hotel G in Beijing

August 28, 2013 0

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 …

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Model Worker: New Zealand Ambassador Talks Wine in China

August 22, 2013 0

~ By Jim Boyce Carl Worker is not only the New Zealand ambassador for China but also a food and wine lover. The latter is …

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“The next ten years will belong to Chinese wines”: Lenz Moser at Changyu Moser XV launch in Ningxia

August 21, 2013 2

  ~ 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 …

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Bye bye Bordeaux? Um, apparently Ningxia is the ‘Napa Valley of China’

August 17, 2013 1

By Jim Boyce “[Fill in the blank] is the Bordeaux of China.” I have heard such statements — based on the fact certain parts of …

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Master of Wine candidate from mainland China: Huang Shan on sampling, selling and studying wine

August 14, 2013 0

By Jim Boyce I recently talked to Huang Shan — the only mainland China citizen in the Master of Wine program — for Wine Enthusiast …

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Sherry in China: So, I saw this venenciador at a Beijing wine tasting tonight…

August 14, 2013 0

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 …

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Is France fried? Spain spammed? China wine import stats for first-half 2013

August 10, 2013 0

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 …

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Beijing grape getaway: Pinotage Plaza to have restaurant, sports bar, wine shop & more

August 10, 2013 1

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 …

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