Dragons den | Long Ting winery launches in Penglai
The newest estate to officially join China’s wine scene is Long Ting, a Shandong Peninsula operation that held its launch party yesterday. Here are five …
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From promised land to poet’s paradise | Canaan rebrands as Shi Bai Pian
Hebei province winery Canaan, which ranks among the country’s most promising operations and refers to the “Promised Land”, has chosen a new name for the …
Casablanca Valley | Chilean wine tasting in Beijing
While Chile has been the top source of imported bottled wine in China in 2019, the average bottle gets declared at just about USD2 — …
Top drops | Chinese fine wine shifts east and south
Much of the Chinese wine hype has focused northwest during the past decade while the east and south have seen the rise of intriguing labels. …
Full Ponty | Is Bordeaux giving up on China?
It’s no secret times are tough for Bordeaux in China. Long the top wine status symbol here, and a guidepost for local producers, the region …
Ningxia struggles to sell its wine. Solution? Quadruple production
Ningxia has firmly placed itself on the world wine map during the past decade. The region’s wines have entered local and global contests en masse, …
Good, bad & ugly | US wine gets hammered by Chinese tariffs
This hasn’t been a great year for U.S. wine in China. Let’s break things down in “the good, the bad and the ugly” style. The …
Guz Zhu first China national to get MW, joins Julien Boulard, Edward Ragg in new class
Eight new Masters of Wine were announced today and three have links to China. One is a Chinese national, the first to complete the MW, …
Penfolds 25 | Everyone likes to evoke this brand in China!
Australia’s wine fortunes have soared in China the past few years for a good many reasons. A free trade deal. Fresh fruity wines that appeal …
Vin Versa | New World wine crushing Old World in China
The ‘Big Six’ nations represent over 90 per cent of bottled wine imports in China. Three are Old World: France, Italy and Spain. And three …