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Fourth Quarter: The USD3 Million Yao Family Wines Crowdfunder Campaign Winds Down

May 10, 2015 boyce 0

Yao Ming–former NBA star / hilarious ad man and current team owner / college student / anti-shark fin campaigner–is seeking a few final assists for his wine venture. Yao Family Wines released …

China wine deal: Jebsen teams with Lion’s Fine Wine Partners

May 7, 2015 boyce 0

Jebsen has signed a deal with massive drinks company Fine Wine Partners, owned by Lion, to handle China distribution of wine brands from Australia and the …

Sparkling Beijing: Conrad Hotel to launch monthly wine club with bubbly tasting

May 4, 2015 boyce 0

The Conrad Hotel in Beijing will pop the cork on its monthly wine club with a tasting of eight sparkling wines on May 23. The event …

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Grape coverage: Seven Chinese wines tasted with Channel News Asia

May 4, 2015 boyce 0

Every once in a while, I organize a Chinese wine tasting for journalists, like this one with BBC and one to soon air on CCTV. I did …

Photo Essay: Fourth China Young Sommelier Team Competition

May 2, 2015 boyce 0

There were 1200-plus applicants for this year’s Young China Sommelier Team Competition, with 63 participants from 21 teams making the final round in Qingdao earlier this …

DFC in the PRC: Will This Chinese Winery Put Hebei Province on the Map?

April 29, 2015 boyce 0

I first visited Domaine Franco-Chinois in 2008 with the writer Lawrence Osborne, so long ago he has since published the books Ballad of a Small Player, The …

Reality check: China did NOT overtake France as a wine-growing region

April 28, 2015 boyce 3

Note: BBC updated to clarify that China is number two in vineyard coverage rather than in wine-growing. Social media is abuzz with news that China has overtaken …

Tommy Lam on the State of Sommeliers in China

April 27, 2015 boyce 0

Tommy Lam has organized a steady stream of wine education events in China over the past seven years. His most recent was the fourth annual Young China …

Four Seasons Shanghai wins China Young Sommelier Team Competition

April 27, 2015 boyce 0

Four Seasons Shanghai won the fourth annual China Young Sommelier Team Competition on Friday, emerging from the more than 1200 sommeliers from 187 restaurants and hotels in 32 …

China wine news: Ma Huiqin joins Ningxia wine bureau

April 26, 2015 boyce 0

Professor Ma Huiqin has assumed a formal position with the bureau in Ningxia, China’s most promising region, after years of providing unofficial help. Ma’s title is assistant to the …

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