Rare China wine dinners: 1968 Beerenauslese and 2010 Erguotou
~ Call me cocky but I’m claiming a recent wine dinner I attended was the first to include a 1968 Austrian Beerenauslese, an organic Israeli …
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DRC in the PRC: Rare Burgundy is top drop at Hong Kong auctions
– By Jim Boyce Given the number of billionaire wine aficionados who read this blog, I feel a post on the Hong Kong auction scene …
End of debate: Jamie Goode cuts blog post about Chinese wine
By Jim Boyce British wine writer Jamie Goode has deleted a blog post that concerned 1) Decanter magazine giving Jia Bei Lan Cabernet Red 2009 an “international …
China Wine Press: Jancis Robinson vs bankers, Aces Winery, more Lafite
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 …
Grace’s new twist on wine: Is China at its screw cap moment?
– By Jim Boyce There is a good chance Grace Vineyard will use screw caps for part of its upcoming vintage. This strikes me as …
Hilton Beijing Wine Fair: Why wine importers should join
— I talked to the Hilton Beijing today re the upcoming annual wine fair, set for November 12, and we will again do a giveaway …
China wine imports 2010: France spanks everyone (again)
By J. Boyce (I wrote this more than six weeks ago but am just getting around to posting it now. Hopefully is still relevant for …
Naughty list: ~30 China wineries closed for subpar, fake wine
Some 30 wineries in China’s northern Hebei province, which encircles Beijing, were closed after state-run CCTV claimed they were producing subpar and/or counterfeit products. From a …
French Wine Paradox to handle Lanson Champagne in China
By Jim Boyce Importer and distributor French Wine Paradox reports that it has signed an agreement to be the exclusive distributor of Lanson Champagne in …
Mouton Cadet wine bar to open in Guangzhou
By Jim Boyce Torres China has announced that Baron Philippe de Rothschild will launch the world’s first Mouton Cadet wine bar in restaurant No. 9 …