Month: August 2018

By Jim Boyce | I did a whirlwind ten-winery tour of Ningxia in May. After stops at Pushang, known for its Marselan, and Aromes, known …

By Jim Boyce | Call it going against the grain. Between 2011 and 2017, bottled wine imports doubled in China as producers like France and …

By Jim Boyce | The Beijing wine bar scene is thin vis-à-vis its cocktail and craft beer siblings. Many venues struggle from day one to …

By Jim Boyce | Want to taste a Chardonnay made just after England squeezed Hong Kong from China via the First Opium War? Or a …

By Jim Boyce | Why isn’t China a top-five wine producer when it is second only to Spain for vineyard coverage? This question usually leads …

By Jim Boyce | Quite a story by Al Jazeera about China’s tariff on U.S. wines, one featuring Napa Valley’s Honig. And, in my opinion, missing a lot …

By Jim Boyce | Fake, fun, odd and old. I just launched a page focused on curious wine labels spotted in China. Most of the photos …

By Jim Boyce | Two huge alcohol brands are partnering in China—Australian producer Treasury Wine Estates and local baijiu giant Luzhuo Laojiao. Luzhou Laojiao will …

By Jim Boyce | There is trouble at table five. A group of experts just tried a dozen wines against spicy shredded pig’s ear to …

By Jim Boyce | Changyu-Moser XV opened its stunning Loire-esque facility in Ningxia five years ago today. The project pairs Changyu, China’s oldest and biggest producer, …