Beijing Wine Club: Wake up and smell the Chianti
By Jim Boyce I’d rather not return to this topic, given my post in December, but I wish the Beijing Wine Club would get its …
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Chinese Customs investigating wine importers
By Grape Wall of China Four contributors to Grape Wall of China have talked to sources in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing who report that …
Gouda times! Beijing Cheese Society goes ‘all China’
By Jim Boyce Yellow Valley’s de Ruiter and Beijing Cheese Society’s Ruwart (Photo:BCS) There is no shortage of wine and cheese events in Beijing, but …
Get your Gruner Veltliner on: Austrian wines at Cafe Europa
By Jim Boyce Cafe Europa’s Austrian wine lineup (Photo: C. Thompson) Forty people gathered at Café Europe on January 24 for the launch of four …
Interview: Jancis Robinson on China
By Jim Boyce The red bag on the table? See below for details. (Photo: Swissotel) I sat down for a quick interview with Jancis Robinson …
Selling wine in China: Interview – John Gai of Palette Wines
By Jim Boyce Palette Vino in Shunyi (Photos: Palette) A former China country manager for Zonin wines, John Gai started the Beijing-based distributor Palette Wines …
Hong Kong abolishes wine taxes: let the savings begin!
By Jim Boyce As mentioned yesterday, Hong Kong has abolished its wines taxes in an effort to make the place even more important as a …
Hong Kong abolishes wine taxes: the impact on China?
By Jim Boyce Hong Kong has abolished its wine (and beer) taxes and this will likely impact distributors and consumers in the rest of China. …
Selling wine in China: Interview – Ethan Perk of Jebsen Fine Wines
By Jim Boyce Ethan Perk, deputy general manager of Jebsen Fine Wines [Note: Perk is now GM for North China for ASC Fine Wines — …
The Shangri-la series: Yunnan Red Wine Company Wine Maker Zhang Ning
By Jim Boyce In December, I tagged along on a research trip by Ma Huiqin of China Agricultural University and visited Yunnan Red Wine Company …