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The full Ponty | A family winery tells all about selling in China

August 17, 2018 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | Six years, sixty cities, thousands of ganbeis and a master’s degree worth of lessons. When it comes to planting a family …

Gadd max: Aussie talks Ningxia vines, wines and vintages

March 8, 2018 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | Australian Mike Gadd was among the 48 contestants from 17 nations who joined the two-year Ningxia Winemakers Challenge (NWC) in 2015. He …

Grace Vineyard Shanxi Judy Chan 20 years

20 years, 20 questions | Judy Chan of Grace Vineyard

August 3, 2017 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | Founded in 1997, Grace Vineyard in Shanxi is arguably the most important winery of the millennium in China. Grace has consistently created a …

Oliver Zhou of Vinehoo | Online retail, Shanghai customers and wine in China

December 31, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | I recently talked to a bunch of trade people for a Shanghai retail story in Meininger’s Wine Business International. I could only …

Trial by fire | From ‘failure’ to success, a case study of wine in China

July 4, 2016 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce | This isn’t the first and won’t be the last time I post about CHEERS given how fast the company is growing …

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The Italian Job | Rory Quirk of CruItaly’s wine strategy in China

December 22, 2015 boyce 0

By Jim Boyce Three years ago, IT company Xiao Fu Ecommerce Group saw an opportunity to promote not only wines but also coffee, fashion, home …

Australian Natural | Ross Tan and Nick van Leeuwen on organic wine, ‘affordable luxury’ and why everyone loves the pig

August 24, 2015 boyce 0

Ross Tan and Nick van Leeuwen of Australian Natural have spent most of their first year in business relentlessly promoting their organic and biodynamic wines in …

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Wine word: Charles Simon on ‘Grower’s Champagne’ in China

July 18, 2015 boyce 0

We are seeing more and more quality bubbly in Beijing, whether from major players such as France, Spain and Italy or lesser-known ones such as South …

Feisty fifteen: Patricio de la Fuente-Saez on changes and lessons in the China wine market

May 19, 2015 boyce 0

Importer and distributor Links recently celebrated its fifteenth year in business and I asked co-owner Patricio de la Fuente-Saez a few questions about changes in …

Chris Roberts on the inaugural Food & Wine Experience at DoubleTree by Hilton Guangzhou

May 15, 2015 boyce 0

Many wine fans in Beijing make the annual pilgrimage to the Hilton Food and Wine Experience, which will mark its twentieth anniversary in just a few …

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