The Wine Residence: Give us Shanghai’s thirsty elite
– By Jim Boyce The Wine Residence opened in a century-old clubhouse in Shanghai last month and will “operate as a classic town club, with …
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Holiday cheer! Palette offers 100 wines for 100 kuai
– By Jim Boyce Good holiday fun last weekend in Beijing as Palette Vino organized a five-hour tasting of more than 100 of its wines… for …
Beijing wine notes: coal, exhaust… and is that a hint of asbestos?
– By Jim Boyce Like a mysterious fog slowly drifting in from the Grand Banks… like a heavy morning haze that like an unwanted guest …
All I want for Christmas is… a sommelier
– By Jim Boyce According to the The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan has created the first “robot sommelier.” This might make for a stocking stuffer… if you …
Chinese wine, vintage 393 BC
– By Jim Boyce The China Daily reports that 2400-year-old wine has been discovered in Shaanxi province. “Local archaeologists said they unearthed a sealed bronze pot …
Another wine and Sprite joke? Put a cork in it
– By Jim Boyce Question: Is it true that people in China mix wine with Sprite? Answer: Yes. I have witnessed hundreds of people indulge …