China National Sommelier Competition: Hans Qu of Shenzhen Intercontinental Hotel takes top spot
By Jim Boyce Hans Qu of the Intercontinental Hotel in Shenzhen took top prize in the final round of the China National Sommelier Competition held …
Tommy Lam: State of wine service in China, national sommelier finals, and more
By Jim Boyce Tommy Lam is the organizer of the China National Sommelier Competition 2009, which will hold its finals on July 7 in Shanghai, …
On the vine: Junior sommelier session, Oregon wine tasting, Hilton wine fair
An offshoot of the China National Sommelier Competition, a ‘junior sommelier‘ session will be held in Beijing on July 5 and in Shanghai on July …
Taste test in China: Chateau ‘Sun God’ wine by Great Wall
By Brian Yao Thanks to a friend, I had the chance to talk to the agency for Great Wall winery and taste one of its …
Grape Press: Chinese firm buys majority stake in Bordeaux vineyard
AFP reports that a Chinese company has bought a portion of Bordeaux vineyard (my highlights): A Chinese firm has taken a majority stake in a …
Let the pouring begin: China National Sommelier Competition finalists set
The jury for the qualifying rounds of the China National Sommelier Competition, by the Association de la Sommellerie Internationale (ASI), has chosen eight candidates, rather …
Miguel Torres: Selling wine in China, the new Torres-Grace wine, and more
By Jim Boyce I recently tagged along to Chengdu with a group of writers as Torres president Miguel A Torres donated RMB500,000 to build a …
Grape press: Chinese find too much ‘la feet’ in port; ‘made in Hong Kong’ wine
– By Jim Boyce What is one major challenge of selling vintage port in China? Ironically, for a country that has a love affair with …
Grape Press: 9000-year-old Chinese ‘wine’ recreated; plus, Is beer better with Chinese food?
American brewer Dogfish Head has cracked an ancient Chinese secret. According to John Roach at National Geographic News, the brewery has created a beverage “similar …
Wine and education: Miguel Torres Foundation to fund new school in Sichuan, China
By Jim Boyce Torres president Miguel A Torres visited Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province earlier this week to donate RMB500,000 for the construction of a …