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~ When a slew of wine bars opened this year in Beijing’s Sanlitun-Workers Stadium Corridor — Veloce, The Loop, Cru, Everwines and more — I …

~ By Jim Boyce I’m a fan of portfolio tastings by wine importers / distributors. (Technically, I guess they are partial portfolio tastings, as the most …

By Jim Boyce The finals of the recent National Wine Services Team Competition in Shanghai saw the Park Hyatt Beijing, led by captain Lee Meiyue, …

By Jim Boyce While quite a few people have heard about the up-and-coming wine region of Ningxia, some only vaguely know the location of this isolated …

By Jim Boyce It’s been more than four years since Robert Parker made his first — and only — visit to Beijing, a trip that …

~ By Jim Boyce Messe Düsseldorf, organizer of the massive ProWein wine fair in Germany, and China International Exhibitions (CIE), organizer of Food and Hospitality …

~ By Jim Boyce Perhaps not quite yet. But Chapel Down sparkling wine from Kent did make an appearance at the White Collar Boxing event …

~ By Nicolas Carre That time of year is here again: the launch of Beaujolais Nouveau. For some, the parties are a novelty and a …

~ Long-time Grape Wall contributor Nicolas Carre provides these photos from a wine bar called Ruby Club in the city of Wuhan where you can …

“He isn’t human!” screamed someone* on Saturday afternoon as Philip Osenton held 51 wine glasses in one hand at the Hilton Beijing. I first saw …