Ningxia Wine Challenge in Nanjing: Seven local producers featured, Bordeaux nabs top spot
By Jim Boyce Eight wineries from Ningxia in north-central China participated in an afternoon of wine in the city of Nanjing, Jiangsu province, last month …
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Smart set: Wine maker Li Demei receives Wine Intelligence ’10 for 10′ award
By Jim Boyce Wine maker Li Demei has been chosen by London-based market research firm Wine Intelligence as one of ten people in the business …
Vinexpo 2012 Watch: Pendock, dragons, tweets and more from Day One
By Jim Boyce Given my experience of observing Wine Future Hong Kong from afar last November, I figured Vinexpo 2012 would offer just as much …
Decanter Wine Awards 2012: Did China wine more medals because it had more entries?
A recent Wall Street Journal post titled “Chinese wine makes strides” stated (my highlights): Chinese vineyards are slowly gaining the respect of the wine world. …
Monster waves of Spanish fruit: Grandes Pagos de Espana wine tasing in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Beijing saw an afternoon of Tempranillo, Albarino and breaded pork puffs as 25 Spanish vintners gathered last Monday in the Peninsula Hotel …
Vintage notes: Robert Parker on the Great Wall of China
By Jim Boyce Four years ago this weekend, I set a personal record—one that still stands today—for most money spent on a wine event, when …
Summer of wine in Sanlitun: Veloce and Ole on the south side
By Jim Boyce Look for it to be a summer of wine in the Sanlitun and Workers Stadium areas in Beijing, with bars and shops …
Kiwis and gooseberries: Villa Maria event at Pudao Wines in Beijing
By Jim Boyce That’s a “lightly” sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, bottled under screw cap, from New Zealand operation Villa Maria. The pressure in the bottles is …
Heavy medals: Nine China wines recognized at 2012 International Wine Challenge
By Jim Boyce Given how much I have written over the past year about the Decanter World Wine Awards, it seems high time to look …
Decanter Wine Awards: 17 wines, 9 producers in China receive regional recognition
By Jim Boyce Last year, China’s Helan Qing Xue rocked and shocked, stirred and shook, the wine world when its Jia Bei Lan firs took …