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Q&8 | Nicolas Billot-Grima of Stone & Moon

February 24, 2022 boyce 0

Nicolas Billot-Grima first made wine in China in 1987 and has consulted across the country ever since. In this Q&8, I ask him about the …

Q&8 | Liakos Constantino of Hellenic Agora

February 24, 2022 boyce 0

Liakos Constantinos, CMO and co-founder of Hellenic Agora Trading, overseas a portfolio of more than 100 Greek wine and spirit labels in China. In this …

Q&8 | Winemaker Liang Ning of Sweet Dew

February 23, 2022 boyce 0

Winemaker Liang Ning of Ningxia winery Gan Lu—Sweet Dew in English—is making a name for himself with Syrah and recently branched out with Petit Manseng …

Q&8 | Maria Teresa Romero Ponce of Stone & Moon

February 15, 2022 boyce 0

Chilean winemaker Maria Teresa Romero Ponce has made wine in three regions of China and is currently at Sun & Stone in Ningxia. In this …

Q&8 | Mariano Larrain Hurtado of La Cava

January 27, 2022 boyce 0

Mariano Larrain Hurtado has imported and sold Chilean wine in China for nearly a decade, including via his La Cava de Laoma shops. I asked …

Beijing’s Hutong Winemaker: Cabernet and Marselan, Ginseng and Oyster Shells

January 19, 2022 boyce 0

Tasty Bordeaux blends made in Beijing’s hutongs? A man named Zhang Bingzhai contacted me out of the blue a few years ago to say he was making …

Q&8 | Shuai Zekun of jamessuckling.com

January 18, 2022 boyce 0

Beijing-based Shuai Zekun is an associate editor for jamessuckling.com and reviews Chinese wines for the site. In this Q&8, I asked him about the difference …

Q&8 | Jonathan Dahan of Domaines François Lurton

January 17, 2022 boyce 0

Jonathan Dahan is export director for Asia for Domaines François Lurton, which is headquartered in France but also produces wine in Argentina, Chile and Spain. …

Ningxia Q&8 | Wang Fang on Kanaan Riesling, dogs vs horses & her new winery

December 3, 2021 boyce 0

Wang Fang returned to her home region of Ningxia from Germany about a dozen years ago and founded the winery Kanaan, now among China’s best-known …

Ningxia Q&8 | Emma Yu on Ningxia vs Yunnan, Dunkelfelder & natural wine

November 27, 2021 boyce 0

Winemaker Emma Yu of Petit Mont is the latest to do Q&8, covering everything from how Ningxia and Yunnan differ to the uniqueness of Dunkelfelder …

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