Wine bars in Beijing: The Loop to reopen as bar and retail shop in May
By Jim Boyce Look for The Loop — sharing the same street as Nearby the Tree, Friend Bar and Two Guys and a Pie behind …
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Bottle of this, glass of that: Join the China Wine List of the Year contest
We like lists because we don’t want to die. – Umberto Eco* That’s a sombre thought. Now here’s a happier one… The guys behind the …
Details, despair and death: On listing wine dinners in China
Every few years I start a sure-to-be-disastrous project known as List of Wine Dinners in China. It consists of combing through my inbox, gathering info …
Down Under blunders? Do people in China equate wine with Penfolds? And is Australia close to France in imports?
~ By Jim Boyce By almost any measure, Australia is a success story when it comes to wine imports in China. It has been the …
Squeezed dry? California Grapes in Beijing looks awfully empty tonight
By Jim Boyce Given these photos, it looks like California Grapes in Sanlitun Soho is a) preparing for renovations less than six months after opening, …
China Bulk Wine Imports: Spain vs Chile, Volume vs Value in 2012 Customs Stats
By Jim Boyce Chile and Spain dominated the bulk wine sector in China in 2012. Recentlyreleased Customs stats show the pair held 69 percent of …
China Wine Imports Cool: Sobering Customs Stats for 2012 Now Out
By Jim Boyce Growing by hops and jumps instead of leaps and bounds. That might best describe the wine import situation in China during the …
New deal: Up to 25 shops in China for Canadian winery Pilliterri
By Jim Boyce Dan Dakin of the St. Catherines Standard reports that up to 25 shops dedicated to Canadian winery Pilliterri Estates will open in …
Fifty kuai, all you can try: 60-bottle tasting by ‘cool climate’ importer Wine Republic
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 …
Boogie night: Party like a Hong Kong wine distributor
~ 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 …