Grape press: South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, and France
By Jim Boyce Some links to a bunch of news stories linked to China’s wine sector: Chile and China signed a “free trade service trade …
Travel with wine, trouble with wine
By Huiqin Ma My friend and wine maker Charles was stopped at Yantai airport in Shandong Province last week. The reason: security found more than …
Grape Wall: Now available in Chinese, Spanish, French, and German!
Kind of… I added the “babelfish” application. Click one of the flags on the panel and “babelfish” will machine-translate this Web page into that country’s …
Carrefour (Beijing) wine fair begins today
By Jim Boyce Carrefour kicks off its 2008 Beijing April Wine Fair today at its Shuang Jing store. From 6 PM to midnight, there is …
China Customs investigation: ASC Managing Partner out of detention
By Jim Boyce As noted here on March 13, Chinese Customs has been investigating wine importers to see if they have under-declared the value of …
Lessons learned: Training 2,000 restaurant workers in China
By Yvonne Chiong Since my last post, I have completed more than 30 two-hour training sessions with restaurant employees in China – all over …
Tasting time: Beijing
By Jim Boyce Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Thursday, April 10, 8 PM, Palette Vino Shunyi Inaugural live jazz performance, RSVP with Leo at 8046-4461 Thursday, …
Crown Wine Cellars: Beijing version to open tomorrow
By Jim Boyce Crown Wine Cellar in Hong Kong is a wee bit fancier than the Beijing digs The “grand opening” of the Crown Wine …
Wine Spectator, IHT, AP report on Customs investigation of wine importers in China
By Jim Boyce Wine Spectator has posted an article about the detention of Don St Pierre, Jr., managing partner of ASC Fine Wines, by Customs …
Interview: Torres China GM Alberto Fernandez
By Jim Boyce Alberto Fernandez has been running the China operations of Torres since the year 2000. I interviewed him about his take on China’s …