Q&8: China Wine Deep Dive with Shuai Zekun
Shuai Zekun ranks among the keenest observers of the Chinese wine scene. As senior editor for James Suckling, he has not only covered Chile, Argentina, Spain and …
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Q&8: Kathleen Burk on her new book, “Wine: A Global History”
Kathleen Burk’s path has gone from a mid-century California farm that grew grapes to writing a 600-page work on the world history of wine. Her …
China Wine Trends | Black is the New White
Call it ‘black is the new white.’ These past few years, we’ve seen more China producers embrace still blanc de noir / “white from black”, …
Q&8: Quirky Grapes with Mountain Wave’s Melvin Li
Li Jing aka Melvin Li left behind the world of finance to found the Ningxia winery Haiyue Renhe with spouse Li Jie in 2016. Set …
On Cloud Wine: Feng Jian & High-Altitude ‘Grand Crunnan’
The high-altitude region of Deqin County aka Shangri-la in Yunnan province—the Chinese charactars for Yunnan mean “clouds” and “mountains”—is attracting attention from wine aficionados. Feng …
Q&8: Hamish Williams on Selling Chinese Wine in Australia
No one is championing Chinese wine in Australia quite like Hamish Williams. He officially launched importer / distributor Periphery Wine last year and is already …
Let’s Go ‘Crazy’! 2011 to 2019 Kanaan Vertical Tasting
Let’s go ‘Crazy’! Ningxia winery Kanaan presented six vintages of “Crazy Fang“, its top label, in Beijing this week. That included the 2019, 2018, 2016, …
Brain Teaser: How Much Is This Rare Chinese Wine Worth?
Yesterday, I posted a brain teaser titled “What is this wine worth?” on my WeChat feed that received a vast range of responses, from “worthless” …
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 …
Bonus Insights: The Price of Wine in China
Wine-Searcher just published my story about high prices being cited for poor sales of Chinese wine. The truth turns out to be much more nuanced—and …