Q&8: Carpathian Importer Bence Kato on Niche Wine Success in China
While the China market at large has struggled for much of the past decade, we find plenty of unique stories within that scene. They includes …
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A Year of China Wine Insights
I spent part of the Chinese New Year holidays getting my websites organized, including all of the Year of the Rabbit Q&8s with trade people. …
Q&A: Special Chinese Whisky Edition
As there were far more quotes than space allowed in my China whisky story for Wine Searcher — read it here — here are plenty …
Q&8: Bertrand Cristau of Xiaoling Estate
“I really feel destiny trained me to be ready to take this job.” Set 2000 meters up in Shangri-la, with vineyards even higher, Xiaoling Estate …
Q&8 | Martin Ding of Hanzang Winery
After a career in textiles, Martin Ding has spent the past decade making wine. Based first in Ningxia for a half-dozen years and since then …
Q&8 | Stanley Yip & Devo Winery
Stanley Yip has done everything from luxury goods branding to writing a wine column. Now he’s helping to bring the traditional-method sparkling wines of DEVO …
Q&8: China wine critic Shuai Zekun
[This interview first appeared in my free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] Is Shangri-la China’s top region? Do Ningxia wines age poorly? Does Marselan …
Q&8: Greek wine importer Liakos Constantinos
“Our best year for sales.” Not a statement often heard about China’s wine market these days but importer and distributor Liakos Constantinos, who carries over …
Q&8: Winemaker Lee Yeanyean of Grace Vineyard
How good is China’s 2023 vintage? What happens when you mix whisky and gin with wine? Can we get new higher yields by skipping Old …
Q&8: East Meets West founder Shirley Tan
East Meets West is celebrating its twentieth anniversary so I got in touch with founder Shirley Tan, who started the company in 2003, left in …