Nothing to see here, folks | The Judgment of Beijing on the Judgment of Paris
By Jim Boyce | It’s a beautiful blue sky day in Beijing, perfect for enjoying a glass or two of wine in the shade. Make …
Month: May 2016
Blue fish strategy | Four-year project reveals wine taste preferences of Chinese consumers
This post first appeared in the Grape Wall newsletter I send out about once per month. If you’d like to receive it, go to this link, insert …
China wine photo flashback | Visiting Helan Qing Xue in Ningxia in 2011
By Jim Boyce | Two weeks after winery Helan Qing Xue received an ‘international trophy’ from Decanter, a first for a Chinese producer, I joined Li Demei, …
Pudao deals | May sale on Chinese wine brands Grace, Kanaan, Helan Qing Xue and Silver Heights
By Jim Boyce | Fans of Chinese wine can get some decent deals this month from Pudao. Some dozen labels from four brands–Grace Vineyard from Shanxi …
Birthday bottle | Shopping for Latour ’82 in China
By Jim Boyce | Let’s say you have a buddy named Johnny Latour who was born in 1982 and loves the fine wines of Bordeaux. …
Wine with altitude | Yunnan about to drop the mic from 3000 meters
By Jim Boyce | Vineyards so far south that the Tropic of Cancer cuts through them, at lofty elevations associated more with skiing than grapes, …