About Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城
Launched in 2007, Grape Wall covers the China wine market: everything from tastings and winery visits to trade news and ‘Q&8s‘ with winemakers, retailers, critics …
National Effort: 100 China Wine Tastings on a Budget
(A version of this post first appeared in the free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.) Say you are a winemaker with an incredibly tight …
Double Duty: Drinking Wine at a Whisky Festival
(A version of this post first appeared in the free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.) The last two miles to this year’s Whisky+ festival …
Changing the Color Guard: ‘White Wine Summer’ in China
(A version of this post first appeared in the free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.) One highlight of last month’s Wine to Asia fair …
Winemakers Without Wineries: A Three-Man Show at Wine to Asia
A trio of China’s most intriguing winemakers will headline a Wine to Asia forum and tasting in Shenzhen this Friday titled, “Wine on the Go: …
Start Spreading the News: Chinese Wines Enter New York Market
Wines from six Chinese producers are now available in New York. Last Tuesday, Camden Hauge, a Shanghai restaurant and wine scene veteran, organized the first major trade and consumer …
World Marselan Day: Beijing, Shanghai & Shenzhen Festivals this Sunday!
Wine. Music. Spring. Let’s go! We will uncork fifty-plus wines for each of our Marselan festivals this Sunday in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. World Marselan …
Q&8 | Arthur Hamon on Ningbo, China Wine, Selling Online & More
For nearly a decade, Arthur Hamon has enjoyed a ground-level view of the wine scene in Ningbo, a city many beyond China might not know …
Bear Market: Chinese Biodynamic Vineyard Features Panda Twist
Chinese Biodynamic Wine with a Panda Twist “This is literally the poo,” says Domaine Bear owner Xiong Taidi as he surveys ten hectares of vineyards set 2,500 meters high …
High-altitude Hire: Chiong Mougin Joins Ao Yun
(This post first appeared in Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up free here.) Veteran fine wine promoter Yvonne Chiong Mougin has joined Ao Yun, LVMH’s winery …
Year of the Snake! China Wine Trends to Watch
With the Year of the Snake here, will the wine scene shed its chronic struggles? Will consumer spending get some fangs? Will Penfolds and its …