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(A version of this article first appeared in Grape Wall newsletter.) Quick quiz: How much bigger is China’s local spirits industry than its local grape …

Lots of letters about the law if you’re reading about the Chinese wine trade these days, including these three cases from three countries. In the …

(This post first appeared in this Grape Wall newsletter.) James Suckling is awarding plenty of 90-points-or-more scores to wines from China. One of the latest is Ao …

Is it unpatriotic to buy foreign products. If you asked 400-plus wine consumers in China–who drink at least once per month–how many do you think …

Lots of wine trade people were excited on WeChat last night following news that China’s President Xi Jinping visited a Ningxia winery. (I haven’t seen …

No sooner did I finally write (yesterday) about the closing of natural wine bar 17 Cafe than I heard (today) about a grand opening being …

By Jim Boyce | It’s been a tough two years for U.S. wine importers in China, caught in a trade war between the source of …

Wine, nationalism and China. U.S. wine importers get tariff relief. Suckling’s 90-point China wine binge. Gernischt vs Marselan. And more. Blasted my latest Grape Wall …

After endless delays, the sloppy sprawling annual ganbei-filled Spring guanxi-fest known as the China Food & Drinks Fair will be an online summer affair. Ganbei …

China-based Jonathan Dahan recently posted a WeChat primer on dodgy wines in this country, including how to avoid them. Read on for both market insights …