A Year of China Wine Insights
I spent part of the Chinese New Year holidays getting my websites organized, including all of the Year of the Rabbit Q&8s with trade people. …
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Free (virtual) wine tours of Ningxia!
[This post first appeared in a December issue of Grape Wall newsletter. Subscribe for free here.) You could say it’s the next best thing to …
China Wine Press: February 2024
The Grape Wall Press A Regularly Updated Roundup of China Wine Stories JANUARY 2024 EDITION “Treasury Wine says it is ready to ship Australian bottles …
Q&A: Special Chinese Whisky Edition
As there were far more quotes than space allowed in my China whisky story for Wine Searcher — read it here — here are plenty …
Wine imports crash in China, spirits imports now 2.5 times bigger
[A version of this report first appeared in Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] As they say, do you want the bad news or the …
Q&8: Bertrand Cristau of Xiaoling Estate
“I really feel destiny trained me to be ready to take this job.” Set 2000 meters up in Shangri-la, with vineyards even higher, Xiaoling Estate …
Year of the Dram-gon: Chinese Whisky Takes Flight
‘The coming Year of the Dragon might also be deemed Year of the Dram-gon given how fast China’s local whisky industry is taking flight.” Wine-Searcher …
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 …
Q&8 | Martin Ding of Hanzang Winery
After a career in textiles, Martin Ding has spent the past decade making wine. Based first in Ningxia for a half-dozen years and since then …
Q&8 | Stanley Yip & Devo Winery
Stanley Yip has done everything from luxury goods branding to writing a wine column. Now he’s helping to bring the traditional-method sparkling wines of DEVO …