China Wine Press: Baijiu, smugglers, China vs Britain, wine auctions
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. China Wine Press looks at media coverage of that drama, with each item …
Jim Boyce
Pútáo people: Who’s Who in the China wine scene, part 1
~ By Jim Boyce Last year, I wrote a “who’s who in China” piece for magazine Wine Business International. There were ten categories — such …
Double up: China Wine & Spirits acquires DT Asia
By Jim Boyce China Wines & Spirits (CWS) acquired fellow distributor DT Asia last month and while the news is a bit dated I thought …
Breathing room: China’s 1421 ‘traceable’ wine at Great Hall of The People
~ By Jim Boyce When Randy Lee Svendsen recently asked me to join a group of 12 at the Great Hall of The People to …
The Wine Republic to distribute Jia Bei Lan in China
~ By Jim Boyce China-based importer and distributor The Wine Republic has reached a deal to handle the brand Jia Bei Lan from Ningxia-based winery …
Penfolds Bin 620: Available in Beijing from this week at rmb6840 per bottle
By Jim Boyce When Penfolds chose Shanghai for the launch of its ”Bin 620″ Cabernet-Shiraz 2008 last month, the first wine under that label since …
Not-so-idle speculation: Wine, scarcity and China
By Jim Boyce Four people have asked me in the past few weeks for info about how to buy from ten to fifty cases of …
Bidder up: Notes from a Bordeaux-heavy wine auction in Beijing
~ By Jim Boyce I went to a wine auction in Beijing on Saturday because: a) fellow Grape Wall guy Nicolas Carre invited me, b) …
North by Northwest China Wine Challenge: The Winners
~ Fourteen judges gathered in the Hilton Beijing last Saturday to try two dozen Chinese wines from the north and northwestern regions of the nation. …
North by Northwest Challenge: The Judges
Fourteen judges tasted 24 wines during the North by Northwest China Wine Challenge held yesterday morning at the Hilton Beijing. The wines hailed from Xinjiang, …