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Month: February 2016

Alibordeaux! | Jack Ma of Alibaba buys chateau in France

February 25, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | Alibaba founder Jack Ma, one of China’s best-known and richest business people, has diversified his portfolio by buying a chateau in …

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate to launch Chinese-language site in June

February 24, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | It looks like the world’s most famous wine critic will finally connect to the world’s biggest consumer market–in its own language. The …

Center stage | Former NBA star Yao Ming opens tasting room in Napa Valley

February 20, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | Former NBA star and current celebrity wine brand owner Yao Ming opened a tasting room today in St. Helena in Napa Valley. Yao, who founded …

Chinese wine | La Cava now Beijing rep for Hansen from Inner Mongolia

February 19, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | Hansen wines from Inner Mongolia are now being handled in Beijing by importer and retailer La Cava. The wines, made by …

Roundup! | Five Kanaan wines from Ningxia guzzled and scored

February 19, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | I’ve quaffed copious amounts of Kanaan wine over the past few years, whether on visits to the winery in Ningxia or at tastings …

Wine tasting Beijing | Aglianico from China and Italy

February 18, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | China’s wine producers are fixated on red grape varieties associated with Bordeaux, notably Cabernet Sauvignon. True, others are planted here and there, from Pinot Noir to Marselan …

Sweet Sixteen | The Million Bottle China Wine Club

February 18, 2016 boyce 0

Which 16 countries sold a million bottles of wine to China last year? And which 20–with three oh so close–achieved the easier task of sending …

Consumer advocate | Hong Kong-based Tersina Shieh connects to regular wine buyers

February 18, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | It is much easier for writers, educators and consultants to discuss how to get more consumers to enjoy wine than to turn …

Meet the NWC winemakers | Gianpaolo Paglia of Italy

February 11, 2016 boyce 0

Gianpaolo Paglia of Italy is one of 48 participants in the two-year Ningxia Winemakers Challenge (NWC) that started in September of 2015 and that pairs foreign winemakers with …

The Golden Age of Wine in China

February 10, 2016 boyce 0

I added a post called ‘The Golden Age of Wine‘ to this site two years ago. It was the English version of a story for the Chinese edition …

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