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Wine to Asia. My favorite trade show. Just one week away. From May 14 to May 16 in Shenzhen. I love this show’s spirit—its quirkiness—and …

The ninth World Marselan Day is this Monday, April 27, but we will be uncorking bottles over the weekend in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. See …

Chinese restaurant Ninhao in New York has launched what it bills as the first U.S. wine menu focused solely on Chinese brands. Based in Brooklyn, …

“Focus on the vineyards.” That was the advice Michel Rolland—the wine world’s most famous consultant—gave during a 2012 Shanghai panel called China Wine Revolution. Rolland, …

Call it ‘black is the new white.’ These past few years, we’ve seen more China producers embrace still blanc de noir / “white from black”, …

Let’s go ‘Crazy’! Ningxia winery Kanaan presented six vintages of “Crazy Fang“, its top label, in Beijing this week. That included the 2019, 2018, 2016, …

Yesterday, I posted a brain teaser titled “What is this wine worth?” on my WeChat feed that received a vast range of responses, from “worthless” …

Launched in 2007, Grape Wall covers the China wine market. Everything from tastings and winery visits to trade news and ‘Q&8s‘ with winemakers, retailers, critics …

Wine-Searcher just published my story about high prices being cited for poor sales of Chinese wine. The truth turns out to be much more nuanced—and …

Once upon a time in Beijing, sommelier Philip Osenton held 51 wine glasses in one hand. It would have set a Guinness world record had we followed …