Premier pricing| Lafite’s China wine is USD350 per bottle
After ten years of trials, tribulations and tinkering, the first commercial Chinese wine by iconic Bordeaux brand Lafite is now on the market and it …
Month: September 2019
Dragons den | Long Ting winery launches in Penglai
The newest estate to officially join China’s wine scene is Long Ting, a Shandong Peninsula operation that held its launch party yesterday. Here are five …
From promised land to poet’s paradise | Canaan rebrands as Shi Bai Pian
Hebei province winery Canaan, which ranks among the country’s most promising operations and refers to the “Promised Land”, has chosen a new name for the …
Casablanca Valley | Chilean wine tasting in Beijing
While Chile has been the top source of imported bottled wine in China in 2019, the average bottle gets declared at just about USD2 — …
Top drops | Chinese fine wine shifts east and south
Much of the Chinese wine hype has focused northwest during the past decade while the east and south have seen the rise of intriguing labels. …
Full Ponty | Is Bordeaux giving up on China?
It’s no secret times are tough for Bordeaux in China. Long the top wine status symbol here, and a guidepost for local producers, the region …
Ningxia struggles to sell its wine. Solution? Quadruple production
Ningxia has firmly placed itself on the world wine map during the past decade. The region’s wines have entered local and global contests en masse, …