China, Thomas Jefferson, and fake wine? Benjamin Wallace, author of Billionaire’s Vinegar
By Jim Boyce USD156,000 is a lot for a bottle of wine. But such is the amount a 1787 Chateau Lafitte – then spelled with …
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 …
Tasting time in Beijing: Hilton Wine Fair, Zind Humbrecht, Galician dinner, and more
By Jim Boyce Lots of wine events coming up, including this Saturday’s Hilton Food & Wine Experience (see here for last chance to win tickets …
Money flows like water: Acker Merrall & Conditt tops ~165 million with Hong Kong wine auction
By Jim Boyce Money continues to flow like water at Hong Kong wine auctions, with Acker Merrall & Condit reporting HKD39.15 million (USD5.05 million) in …
Beijing Hilton Food & Wine Experience: Win tickets, overnight stay
– By Jim Boyce The only thing better than spending seven hours sampling from among hundreds of wines – as well as chocolate, coffee, beer, …
Sommelier stuff: Tutorials, wine challenge to be held at Food & Hotel China
Asia Wine Institute head Tommy Lam will lead three tutorials during the Food and Hotel China 2009 trade show slated for November 18 to 20 …
Wine tasting in China: Carrefour fall wine fair in Beijing
By Jim Boyce A last-minute reminder that the Shuangjing Carrefour store holds its fall wine fair from 6 PM to midnight with hundreds of bottles …
China’s best wines? Grace Vineyard, Silver Heights tasting this Friday in Beijing
By Jim Boyce China is a major wine producer and a growing wine consumer, but the average wine sold under domestic labels is disappointing. As …
Open job interviews in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore: Dinex Group seeks managers, chefs, sommeliers
By Jim Boyce The Dinex Group, which represents the restaurants of Daniel Boulud in New York, Vancouver, and Beijing (Maison Boulud), among other places, is …
Californian wine in China: Beijing Wine Classic at Aman in the Summer Palace
By Jim Boyce Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena, Hugh Davies of Schramsberg, and Heidi Peterson Barrett of La Sirena are among the dozen wine makers …