Spanish showdown: Sherry and Montilla in Beijing
– By Jim Boyce The Friday night wine tasting at Sequoia Café on January 25 featured three fortified wines from the Sherry region and two …
100 wines for 100 kuai (again!) – Australian, South African wines
Good times for taste buds continue in Beijing. Australian wine-focused GELIPU and South African-wine focused Winelink will team up on Saturday, February 23, to present …
Lebe das gute Leben: German Merlot!
By Jim Boyce It isn’t everyday one gets to taste a German Merlot in Beijing. Luckily, I write away at wine and thus end up …
Chillling out: China wine sector may benefit from global warming
– By Jim Boyce A post on Wine Business International cites China as among the wine producers that will potentially benefit from global warming. Felicity …
Taiwan round-up: From Sherry to skeet shooting
– By John Isacs For his first blog entry, Taiwan-based wine educator and consultant John Isacs provides some predictions for the year ahead in Taiwan …
Palette II: 100 wines for 100 kuai in Beijing
– By Jim Boyce Palette held the Beijing tasting of the year thus far as if offered patrons samples of 100 wines for a mere …
From Ljubljana with love: Beijing’s second Slovenian wine tasting
Alan Ujcic: ‘Welcome to Slovenia!’ Thirty-five people gathered for the most recent Friday night gathering at Sequoia Café as Alan Ujcic arranged a second tasting …
Grape Wall of China: Happy Chinese New Year! Fireworks, anyone?
By Jim Boyce (© Kisten) Happy Year of the Rat to readers of this blog. In the new year, Grape Wall of China will continue …
Wine sales growth: French fever in Shanghai
By Chantal Chi A few weeks ago, just before the snow came, I went to a wine shop opening in Shanghai called French Touch. Despite …
Grape press: The decreasing influence of Hong Kong on mainland China
By Jim Boyce Interesting article at wines-info by by Johnson Qu called Hong Kong declined its effect as the exchange hub of imported wine. It …