The North by Northwest Challenge: In Search of China’s Best Wines
North by Northwest: In Search of China’s Best Wines Hilton Beijing, November 12, 2011 ~ The North by Northwest Challenge will be held at the …
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Decanter magazine and Jia Bei Lan 2009: Was it really Chinese wine?
~ By Jim Boyce How do we know? How do we really know it was Chinese wine? That is a question many people, particularly outside …
China Wine Press: Scottish castles, Australian winery sales, Japanese manga
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. China Wine Press looks at media coverage of that drama, with each item …
Uncorked: Pudao Wines opens in Beijing, features Decanter awards line-up
By Jim Boyce Pudao Wines is marking its official opening on the north side of The Office Park in Beijing with a line-up of 23 …
From Xinjiang to Liaoning: Five years of Decanter awards for Chinese wines
By Jim Boyce Jia Bei Lan Cabernet Red 2009, from Ningxia-based operation Helan Qing Xue, has been a hot topic since it became the first …
Wine-derwall: 35 different Chinese wine bottles
~ A magazine asked me for a “wine†shot so I grabbed about three dozen Chinese bottles in my apartment, a.k.a. Chateau Double-B, arranged them …
Carrefour Fall Wine Fair in Beijing: Free samples + BYOG
~ The fall edition of the biannual Beijing ritual known as the Carrefour Wine Fair is slated for October 14 to October 16 in the …
Jia Bei Lan wine in Beijing: One bottle, 22 tasters
~ Lots of people have asked about Jia Bei Lan Cabernet Dry Red 2009 since it won a Decanter award a few weeks ago. As …
Wine in China: Torres now handling Uruguay brand Pisano
– Torres China recently added Uruguay brand  Pisano to its wine portfolio. At the company’s recent Taste of the Nations event in Beijing, which includes ~150 …
Finding Jiabeilan: Award-winning Chinese wine yet to sign with distributor
Ever since English magazine Decanter validated* Chinese wine Jiabeilan by giving it an “international trophy“– the first for a wine from this country — at …