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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 …

A quirky wine bar named uh-huh will close this Friday as its initial two-year lease ends. Based near the hutongs—those traditional alleyways of Beijing—uh-huh was opened by Sophie …

Today symbolizes China’s biggest annual shopping spree. November 11 is known as Double Eleven or Singles Day—due to the “ones” in the date—but this annual shopping spree / …

Beijing restaurant Blackswan took top spot at this year’s China’s Wine List of the Year Awards. Along with the best wine menu in continental China, …

A teetotaler movement is probably the last thing China’s struggling wine industry needs. Thus, this headline from China Daily will get a chilled reception from the trade: “Liquor drinking …

(This article first appeared in the free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.) The Economist‘s recent story “Wine from China is finer than Western snobs …

Cabernet Sauvignon is associated with Bordeaux and Pinot Noir with Burgundy, but you can find them side-by-side in the same vineyard—in the middle of a desert—in China. The …

During the Golden Week holidays, I organized a tasting focused on Chinese wines priced below RMB100 / US$14, a key price point in China. The …