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Reuters

“Moet Hennessy wants to make premium red wine in China”, Terril Yue Jones

"Jim Boyce, a Beijing-based expert on Chinese wine and author of the blog Grape Wall of China, agreed that China offered the best potential growth for the foreseeable future. "Despite China's high wine consumption, he said, "the average person drinks less than one bottle per year. So smart money says establish a base here. ""China is such a huge market, with everything from billionaires who can afford to drink Chateau Lafite daily to those whose upper limit is 50 yuan ($8), so there are plenty of niches to fill.""

The Telegraph

“Raise a glass to China’s booming wine industry”, Justin Harper

Jim Boyce, who writes a China wine blog – www.grapewallofchina.com – said: “Not for the first time Chinese wines have shown they can compete on a global level. While the industry has a long way to go, China has proved it can make good wine.”

Reuters

“Chinese wines beat French in tasting, but it’s not best vs best”, Terril Yue Jones

"The one thing this tasting showed is that China can make good wines," said Boyce, who runs grapewallofchina.com, a blog about Chinese wine. "There is the soil, the climate, the skill to take all the elements and make even foreign judges say 'this is good'," he said. "These wines can compete."

Agenda

“Jim Boyce Introduces The Best Chinese Wineries”, Jim Boyce

"You should get health insurance before you drink that. Ha ha. I bet this comes as leaded or unleaded. Ho ho. Does anyone realize this stuff is supposed to include grapes? He he. "People love to make jokes about Chinese wine. To be fair, there is plenty of sub-par stuff in the market. And when you do get a bottle of mass-produced plonk, one that might be described as “drinkable”, there is a good chance it contains imported bulk wine from Chile, Australia or Spain. ""Thus, goes the oft-asked question: Is there any good Chinese wine? The answer is yes, though it can be hard to find, especially if you are seeking value for money. Here are arguably China’s four best operations.""

Wine Business International

“A look at the wine industry of China, Jim Boyce

"Ningxia is an autonomous region in northwest China, virtually unknown to the outside world. Even in China, few people associate it with wine. But it is an up-and-coming region and what happens there reflects the Chinese industry at large."

China Today

“East meets West: The Tastemakers” by Penelope Colville

"Boyce stresses his personal favorites are not what really matter. With the help of friends, he runs the annual Grape Wall Challenge... The event always features reds and whites priced under RMB 100 (US $15). The tasting is completely blind. People decide what they like and only then does Boyce reveal their choices to them. "The point is to lower the intimidation factor in wine selecting," he stresses, "It is entirely possible to find good wines that are also reasonably priced.""

Shanghai Talk

“China uncorked”

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Global Times

“Vintage year: Wines for the World Cup”, Jim Boyce

"While Beijing might be six time zones and 13,000 kilometers away, it has no shortage of South African wines given that distributors here represent dozens of labels. They range from the largest wineries to small family-owned operations, from bottles priced below 100 yuan ($14.7) to those topping 500 yuan, and from white wines such as Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc to red ones such as Pinotage and Cabernet Sauvignon, with plenty of blends to boot."