Replay: 100 wines for 100 kuai
– By Jim Boyce Palette held an excellent tasting in December of more than 100 of the wines it distributes. The price tag? A mere …
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Holiday warm-up: 100 wines for 100 kuai, and more
Here are a few wine tastings over the next few days to get you warmed up for Christmas: December 22 Let the holiday spirit pour …
Launched: Greater China Sherry Association
– By Jim Boyce and Campbell Thompson The Greater China Sherry Wine Association held its inaugural Beijing event one month ago. A dozen Beijing-based wine …
Small haul in Beijing: Hot, moist weather affects production
– By Alain Leroux We didn’t have a lot of grapes this year at Taillan. The main problem is that I left for a three-week …
Beijing Wine Club: Second anniversary party this Saturday
The Beijing Wine Club will hold its second anniversary and wine awards on December 15 at Sequoia Café (Guanghua Road). The party gets started at …
Good Fallows: In China, writer finds message in the bottle
I spotted a post by James Fallows (The Atlantic Monthly) about buying an 11.8 RMB bottle of “China Red Wine.” His comment, “How bad can it be?” …
Bubbly Beijing: Which of these six wines sparkles?
– By Jim Boyce “Green is go, red is stop,” explains Frank Siegel as he hands each participant two poker chips at his most recent …
Bordeaux in Beijing: A Grand Cru afternoon
– By Jim Boyce The best wine event of the year – AL This is the best wine tasting event in Beijing. I put this …
How can I sell my wines in China? Part 4
– By Dan Siebers This is part 4 of 5. See also part 1, part 2 and part 3. In part 3, I discussed some facts about …
Oliver’s twist: A new way of looking at Aussie wine
– By Jim Boyce Thanks to the persistence of Adam Steinberg at ASC Fine Wines, I attended the media tasting with Australian wine guru Jeremy …