Grape Wall Q&A: Decanter’s Sarah Kemp talks about Asia Wine Awards
By Jim Boyce Decanter announced today that it will launch a new competition, the Asia Wine Awards, on May 29 during Vinexpo Asia-Pacific. I asked …
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Wine Word: Frank Yglesias of California Grapes on wine in China
 ~ By Jim Boyce I recently met with Frank Yglesias of California Grapes International in his office here in Beijing. We talked about issues facing …
Wine word: Don St. Pierre Jr., CEO of China-based distributor ASC
China-based wine importer and distributor ASC opened an ambitious project called The Wine Gallery last week (see write-up here). CEO Don St. Pierre Jr. was …
China Wine Word: Julia Zhu, sommelier at Hilton Beijing
By Jim Boyce Julia Zhu, sommelier at Beijing Hilton, honed her wine skills in Canada, where she received her certification from the Canadian Association of …
Alder Yarrow of Vinography: Wine and Chinese food pairings as a ‘scam’, four overdone wine topics, and more
By Jim Boyce – Alder Yarrow of Vinography is often cited as among the most popular wine blogs, if not the most popular wine blog, …
Jeff Gao: Why Chinese buy Bordeaux, wines for beginners, and more
By Jim Boyce – Jeffrey Gao is a BD executive with a global IP networking technology firm, but his passion lies with wine and music …
Charles Carrard on wine distribution in China: Shifts, prospects, the “dumping ground” mindset, and more
By Jim Boyce – Charles Carrard is the director of north China for French Wine Paradox, which handles about 500 different wines in China, employs …
‘Bad Boy’ Jean-Luc Thuvenin: Man versus mud, making wine in China, and more
By Jim Boyce – Chateau Valandraud‘s Jean-Luc Thuvenin, the first to create controversial “garage” wines (vin de garage) in the 1990s in Bordeaux and later …
Wine Word: Consumer Brian Yao
By Jim Boyce Wine consumer Brian Yao hails from southern China but has lived in Beijing for about 8 years and has worked in the …
Old drops: Patricio de la Fuente Saez on 1831 Yquem, century-old shipwreck Champagne & more
By Jim Boyce On Monday, I posted the first part of an interview with Patricio de la Fuente Saez, managing director of Links Concept, about …