Enoteca: Set to pour wine all over The Place
By Jim Boyce Barring last-minute problems, Enoteca should open in The Place sometime this week, says Youngju Lee, a partner in the wine bar. The …
Hong Kong wine auction brings in 64 million
By Jim Boyce The wine auction held Saturday night in Hong Kong by Acker Merrall & Condit brought in HKD64 million (USD8.2 million), according to …
Acker et al auction in Hong Kong: Got a few million to spare?
By Jim Boyce If you enjoy wine and have some spare change, you might want to head to Hong Kong tomorrow for the first Asian …
‘Global Wine Extravaganza’ – 100 wines for 150 kuai
By Jim Boyce I wrote it before and I will write it again: consumers in Beijing enjoy amazing value when it comes to wine tasting. …
Tasting time: Beijing
Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Tuesday, May 27-Thursday, May 29, 9:30 AM-6:30 PM, Hong Kong Exhibition Center Vinexpo Asia-Pacific, international wine and spirits exhibitions for trade …
Wine Word | Robert Parker in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Making his first visit to continental China, critic Robert Parker led 50 people on a “trade tasting” of eight wines in …
Peking Parker and the Great Wall of China: The Secret of ‘Big Bob’
By Jim Boyce \ The Robert Parker Dinner – 8:08 PM, May 24, The Great Wall of China, Beijing Watchtowers lit in gold, walkways lit …
Red versus white: The grape grapple in China
By Huiqin Ma Chinese consumers buy nearly nine times more red wine than white wine. One common explanation is that the color red denotes good …
Tasting time: Beijing
Note: I have about 30 posts just or nearly finished in the queue, so expect a slew of posts about the Robert Parker visit, recent …
Beijing: Tasting time – The Olympics, Parker, Guigal, Leissner, and more
Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Thursday, May 15, 7:30 PM, Bookworm, RMB180 Australian wine tasting, 6 wines from 3 regions, by The Wine Republic; RSVP at …