Wine Australia Awards in China: James Halliday to present honors to St. Pierre, Sing, Ford, and Lin today
By Jim Boyce Writer James Halliday will announce the winners of the Wine Australia Awards today in Beijing. The winner in each of the four …
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Hong Kong sales ahead: First Sotheby’s wine auction of 2010 raises RMB46.5 million
By Jim Boyce Last year’s slate of high-profile auctions did a great deal to solidify Hong Kong as a fine wine hub but little to …
Grape Press: Fakers, robbers, and wine in China
– People in the wine business here say there is more ’82 Lafite in China than was ever produced that year in France. – Wall …
BYOB? Obama, Nixon, wine, and Chinese state dinners
– By Jim Boyce This post at Obama Foodorama reports that China President Hu Jintao hosted U.S. President Barack Obama at a state dinner earlier …
Hong Kong wine auction: Spectrum to sell 200 lots from Aubrey McClendon collection
By Jim Boyce California-based Spectrum Wine Auctions will hold its first event in Hong Kong – with more than 200 lots from the collection of …
China, Thomas Jefferson, and fake wine? Benjamin Wallace, author of Billionaire’s Vinegar
By Jim Boyce USD156,000 is a lot for a bottle of wine. But such is the amount a 1787 Chateau Lafitte – then spelled with …
China Wine Word: Julia Zhu, sommelier at Hilton Beijing
By Jim Boyce Julia Zhu, sommelier at Beijing Hilton, honed her wine skills in Canada, where she received her certification from the Canadian Association of …
Money flows like water: Acker Merrall & Conditt tops ~165 million with Hong Kong wine auction
By Jim Boyce Money continues to flow like water at Hong Kong wine auctions, with Acker Merrall & Condit reporting HKD39.15 million (USD5.05 million) in …
China’s best wines? Grace Vineyard, Silver Heights tasting this Friday in Beijing
By Jim Boyce China is a major wine producer and a growing wine consumer, but the average wine sold under domestic labels is disappointing. As …
Californian wine in China: Beijing Wine Classic at Aman in the Summer Palace
By Jim Boyce Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena, Hugh Davies of Schramsberg, and Heidi Peterson Barrett of La Sirena are among the dozen wine makers …