Q&8: Winemaker Lee Yeanyean of Grace Vineyard
How good is China’s 2023 vintage? What happens when you mix whisky and gin with wine? Can we get new higher yields by skipping Old …
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Grape & grain: Grace Vineyard barrels first whisky
They say the longer you wait for something, the more you appreciate it. The Grace Vineyard team seemed quite appreciative last weekend after barreling its …
Wines under å…ƒ100 in China: Grace Vineyard Chardonnay 2010
By Jim Boyce While Grace Vineyard Chardonnay 2010 did not make the top four in our recent Grape Wall Challenge, it did get good scores …
From cork to screw cap: Three wine closure anecdotes from China
~ By Jim Boyce While most wine in China — whether domestically produced or imported — is bottled under cork, and while I repeatedly hear …
Palette Vino in Beijing: Cozy confines, good wines, superb prices
By Jim Boyce As I am a fan of the Palette Wines portfolio and of enjoying a few bottles with friends in cozy hutong surroundings, …
Simply Bordeaux 2009: 100 bottles of wine in the hall, 100 bottles of wine…
By Jim Boyce The Simply Bordeaux 2009 tour recently stopped in Beijing to promote the “top 100” wine selections for China as chosen at a …
Pour your way to victory: Seeking China’s best sommelier
Koen Masschelein of Maison Boulud informs that the International Sommelier Association (ASI), organizers of the “Best Sommelier in the World Competition”, will hold its first …
Wine Word: Gelipu head Danny Wu
Danny Wu is head of GELIPU (GLP), a Beijing-based company that distributes Australian wines and is involved in a retail outlet. I asked him about …
Vintage tasting: City Weekend surveys Beijing’s wine scene… in 1998
By Jim Boyce A few weeks ago, I popped into Jenny Lou’s gourmet shop near Chaoyang Park and counted around 100 different sparkling wines. One …
Grape finds: Lufthansa Centre
I popped into the basement supermarket of the Lufthansa Center in Beijing and found a bonanza of booze. In addition to solid imported wine, vodka, …