California wine: Gallo’s Cal Dennison on Carlo Rossi products designed for China
By Jim Boyce Californian wine giant E&J Gallo plans to introduce two Carlo Rossi wines designed specifically for China. Both are Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, one …
Q&A: RVF publisher Lin Libo on this year’s crop of Chinese wines
By Jim Boyce The local edition of French magazine La Revue du Vin de France will soon reveal the top bottles from its annual tasting …
Q&A with Damien Shee of Torres China: On regional differences, retail expansion, the wine glut & more
~ By Jim Boyce Is there a wine glut in China? What distinguishes customers in the north from those elsewhere in the country? And what …
China wine portfolios: CWS adds Inner Mongolia’s Chateau Hansen
By Jim Boyce Importer and distributor China Wines and Spirits is now handling wines from Inner Mongolia-based operation Château Hansen. Established in 2005 as the …
Chateau Hansen in China: Bruno Paumard pursues wine in ‘Grand Cru style’
By Jim Boyce Inner Mongolia operation Chateau Hansen will soon launch a new ‘Red Camel’ wine that wine maker Bruno Paumard says is made in …
Wine jobs in China: The Loop wine shop in Bejing seeks manager
By Jim Boyce Soon-to-open wine shop The Loop in the Sanlitun-Gongti area seeks a manager. The position includes dealing with walk-in and established customers, arranging …
Jancis Robinson Q&A: On China’s wines, Cabernet Gernischt, ‘American Wines’ & more
~ By Jim Boyce English wine writer Jancis Robinson has been visiting China and its wineries for more than a decade, with her most recent …
Wine jobs in China: New Zealand Trade seeks business development manager
By Jim Boyce While not focused solely on wine, this job at New Zealand Trade & Development in Beijing will no doubt involve the good …
Gaia Gaja: On Chinese wine consumers, Italian imports, auctions & more
By Jim Boyce Gaia Gaja of Piedmont-based winery Gaja has been to China over a dozen times since her first visit in 2005, including one …
Vintage discovery: World’s oldest wine tasting note unearthed in China
By Jim Boyce As yet another example of how everything seems to originate in China, an amateur archaeologist in the central province of Sichuan has …