Hello Cabernet: Japan-based Enoteca expands presence in China
~ While in search of the new Hello Kitty restaurant late last week, I stumbled on what I believe is the first Beijing retail outlet …
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Aussie wines in China: Moss Wood, Henschke, Hewitson, and more
~ By Jim Boyce Pudao Wines in Beijing held a free tasting of Australian wines on Saturday as writer Jeremy Oliver visited ahead of the …
China wine labels: Does ‘E-mail’ wine deserve save or delete?
~ Forget wine scores out of 20 or 100. Here’s a bottle of “E-mail” Dry Red Wine from Great Wall that you could simply designate …
Australia Wine Annual: Jeremy Oliver releases Chinese-language edition, to host Beijing events
Writer Jeremy Oliver is doing a series of events to launch the Chinese-language version of his 2012 Australian Wine Annual. In Beijing, Oliver will be …
Another French connection? Re a Cheval Blanc vineyard in China
By Jim Boyce A very famous Bordeaux Château is about to announce a major investment in China.’ This was Li De Mei’s tantalising sign-off at …
China winery photo essay: Great Wall in Hebei Province
By Jim Boyce Great Wall is part of COFCO, a Fortune Global 500 company, and produces over 100 million bottles of wine per year. COFCO …
Grape Wall Challenge III: Best white wines under RMB100
I already covered the top five red wines from the third annual Grape Wall Challenge, held on Tuesday in Modo restaurant in Beijing. Now it …
Grape Wall Challenge III: Best red wines under RMB100
~ The third annual Grape Wall Challenge, held on Tuesday in Beijing, saw Chinese consumers sniff, sip and score nearly 40 wines — split between …
Grape Wall Challenge III results delayed: Because…
… one of the wines that scored very high turns out to have a regular price that is not under rmb100. It looks like there …
Wine Future Hong Kong 2011: Top 20 Tweets from Day Three
~ Wine Future Hong Kong 2011 ended today and — based on reading a few thousand tweets from afar — pretty much turned out to …