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Month: August 2021

Natural Solitude | New Beijing wine bar has 600-plus labels

August 20, 2021 boyce 0

I popped into new wine bar / restaurant Solitude by veteran importer Felix Liu last week for a quick look. Modern and airy, Solitude has …

Pinot Noir Day! China riffs on Burgundy’s favorite grape

August 19, 2021 boyce 0

Happy Pinot Noir Day! People like to compare China’s wine region of Ningxia with Bordeaux or Napa Valley, or even with Mendoza, but this Cabernet-dominated …

Local flavors | Chinese natural wines meet Chinese baijiu cocktails

August 16, 2021 boyce 0

Call it a tribute to local flavors. Cocktail venue Bar Choice and natural wine bar Weeknd are teaming up tonight for a most unique pairing …

Super Mariano | Chilean wine importer opens two Shanghai shops

August 16, 2021 boyce 0

Chilean wine importer Mariano Larrain Hurtado is opening two La Cava de Laoma shops in Shanghai. Larrain, whose previous Shanghai shop closed earlier this year …

Napa Marselan Project | Vines planted near Calistoga by Helena View

August 13, 2021 boyce 0

China’s wine trade is well-versed with Marselan given how many producers have taken to the grape with delicious results since it was introduced at the …

China’s Premier Cru? | Ningxia wineries vie for top classification

August 13, 2021 boyce 0

Three Ningxia wineries are vying to be first to summit a five-tier classification system that was launched in 2013 and that has drawn comparisons to …

Double whammy | Wine to Asia Shenzhen postponed again due to COVID-19

August 2, 2021 boyce 0

Wine to Asia in Shenzhen has been postponed a second time due to growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in China. Originally slated for June …

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