Family man in Beijing: Miguel Torres on Parker, Cava and Chinese vineyards
By Jim Boyce Family is a key theme — perhaps the key theme — when it comes to Spanish winery Torres. Though a huge operation, …
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Gerard Basset to China sommeliers: Your job is sales
~ By Jim Boyce “The sommelier is a salesman, but some [in the business] do not like this,” said Gerard Basset to several hundred people, …
Head of the glass: Professor Ma Huiqin on teaching wine appreciation in China for 10+ years
~ Professor Ma Huiqin started a wine appreciation course in 1998 at China Agricultural University in Beijing. Except for a three-year break, when she was …
Michel Rolland to China wine industry: Work on your vineyards
~ By Jim Boyce Focus on the vineyards. That is the advice winemaker and consultant Michel Rolland had for China’s wine industry during a series …
In China’s Outback: Australian Lilian Carter on making wine in Xinjiang
~ By Jim Boyce This fall, Lillian Carter started her second China adventure when she headed to Xinjiang winery Wang Zhong, a six-hour drive south …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Winemaker Craig Grafton of Helan Mountain
In the lead up to the Ningxia Wine Challenge, we are posting some expert views of this region of China, including from professor Ma Huiqin …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Winemaker Emma Gao on lessons learned, grape sourcing and Cabernet Gernischt
By Jim Boyce Emma Gao is the winemaker at Silver Heights, a family-owned operation that she runs with her father and sister in Ningxia and …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Professor Ma Huiqin on grapes, marketing and more
By Jim Boyce Professor Ma Huiqin of China Agricultural University is not only an expert on wine marketing and grape molecular biology, but also for …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Lilian Carter on working at Helan Mountain winery
By Jim Boyce To give some perspective to winemakers interested in applying for the Ningxia Wine Challenge, we are featuring some interviews with people involved …
China wine word: Opus One CEO David Pearson on fakes, strategies and styles
By Jim Boyce I met David Pearson, CEO of Opus One, and Yvonne Chiong-Mougin, the company’s Asia export manager, in Beijing yesterday to talk about …