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By Jim Boyce If you didn’t make it to the last Wine Republic mini-portfolio tasting / guzzle fest — at Switch! in Beijing last month …

~ By Jim Boyce When I visited Hong Kong in November, I went to the fortieth birthday party of Patricio de la Fuente-Saez, head of …

~ By Jim Boyce China has bundled up for its coldest five-week spell in more than thirty years, according to this AP story. Beijing has …

By Jim Boyce Why does the import sticker always cover the back label? This is a common pet peeve of imported wine buyers in China. …

By Jim Boyce One fun thing about living in Beijing is witnessing the ever-widening scope of wines available in the market. True, the “big six” …

By Jim Boyce We have the results for the Grape Wall Challenge and I plan to post them later today. In the meantime, some photos from …

~ By Jim Boyce Robert Parker might live halfway around the globe but his influence is still felt here in China, where investors and importers …

~ By Jim Boyce Ningxia has seen its fortunes rise dramatically in the past year: the region has performed well in tastings, gained observer status …

By Jim Boyce During a recent stop in Beijing, Francis Ford Coppola, owner of Inglenook Estate in Napa Valley, said he paid more for the …