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 …
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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 …
Beijing Blues: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Festival
Once upon a time in Beijing, sommelier Philip Osenton held 51 wine glasses in one hand. It would have set a Guinness world record had we followed …
The Last Uh-Huh: Quirky Beijing Wine Bar to Close
A quirky wine bar named uh-huh will close this Friday as its initial two-year lease ends. Based near the hutongs—those traditional alleyways of Beijing—uh-huh was opened by Sophie …
Sales Tactics: Crashing Double 11 with 100 Tastings
Today symbolizes China’s biggest annual shopping spree. November 11 is known as Double Eleven or Singles Day—due to the “ones” in the date—but this annual shopping spree / …