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 …
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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 …
Highs Hopes for Down Under: Penfolds 2024 China Launch Lifts Hopes for Struggling Trade
Treasury Wine Estates hosted its official 2024 Penfolds Collection launch in Beijing, spearheading an Australian wine surge in China and raising hopes this can boost the general wine market. …
Penfolds at Ground Zero: Price Hikes, Fancy Parties & Spotting Real Bottles
We find no shortage of mainstream and trade media articles about the return of Penfolds / TWE / Australia wine to China. What are the early returns on import stats? How …
Vintage 25: A Deep Dive into DFC
[A version of this post appeared in Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here free.] Boozy official dinners and detained booze importers. ‘Ping pong diplomacy’ between …