Q&8: Joy of two vineyards, Deep Blue turns 20 & Five Guys with Grace’s Lee Yeanyean
The joy of two vineyards. An iconic wine turns twenty. Fighting rot in Ningxia. Tackling whisky and gin. We cover all that and more with Lee Yeanyean—Grace …
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China Wine Trends: Is Orange the New Red?
(This post first appeared in the free grape wall newsletter. Sign up here.) Is orange wine the new red wine? Grape Wall newsletter recently made …
Double Dragon: China Wine Market Lessons, 2012 vs 2024
Year of the Dragon departs in ten weeks and then Year of the Snake slithers in. China’s zodiac has 12 signs, a cycle of a dozen years, and contrasting Dragon v2012 …
High on Wine: The Rise of Thousand-Dollar Bottles in China
“For our new store, our wine list only sells Chinese labels.I didn’t expect that after only three days of business,the most expensive wines on the …
World wine club: China is the OIV’s newest member
China officially became a member of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), an intergovernmental group that “provides grape and wine producing and consuming …
China’s Hutong Winemaker: Three Decades of Daring Wines
A stranger contacted me six years ago about the wines he makes in Beijing’s traditional alleyways–the hutongs–near The Forbidden City. I was at first intrigued …
Tour Time: German Grapes, Hungarian Grapes & The Best China Flight Ever?
Grapes from Hungary and Germany. Two sparkling surprises. A 15-year flight of a top-ten China wine. And more. Sometimes you visit a winery and expect one …
Crazy Rain: Ningxia Faces Its Biggest Wine Crisis
(A version of this post first appeared in my free grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.) As citizens across China celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival earlier …
Drink or Else? Serve Only China Wine for National Day, says ex-Hong Kong Leader
[This post first appeared in my free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] Former head of Hong Kong Leung Chun-Ying has called for all government and private …
Lightning in a Bottle: Wine & Inspiration in China
[This post first appeared in my free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] How to inspire wine consumers? It’s one of the biggest questions facing …