New to town: Getting started as a Shanghai sommelier
By Yvonne Chiong This is the first of two posts by Yvonne Chiong about her move to China to be a sommelier and her early …
China: a wine taster’s paradise?
By Campbell Thompson China’s major cities are a burgeoning wine lover’s paradise that offer budding oeneophiles the chance to sample many of the world’s great …
No-carb diet? Chinese eating habits and the impact on wine sales
By Huiqin Ma I attended a grape workshop in Tianjin in November that drew many international experts. Like most such academic meetings, the workshop involved …
Holiday cheer! Palette offers 100 wines for 100 kuai
– By Jim Boyce Good holiday fun last weekend in Beijing as Palette Vino organized a five-hour tasting of more than 100 of its wines… for …
Beijing wine notes: coal, exhaust… and is that a hint of asbestos?
– By Jim Boyce Like a mysterious fog slowly drifting in from the Grand Banks… like a heavy morning haze that like an unwanted guest …
All I want for Christmas is… a sommelier
– By Jim Boyce According to the The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan has created the first “robot sommelier.” This might make for a stocking stuffer… if you …
Chinese wine, vintage 393 BC
– By Jim Boyce The China Daily reports that 2400-year-old wine has been discovered in Shaanxi province. “Local archaeologists said they unearthed a sealed bronze pot …
Holiday warm-up: 100 wines for 100 kuai, and more
Here are a few wine tastings over the next few days to get you warmed up for Christmas: December 22 Let the holiday spirit pour …
Pruning in Beijing: The battle against cold
– By Alain Leroux One of the big challenges of making wine in Beijing is pruning the vines. Due to the warmer weather this year, …
Launched: Greater China Sherry Association
– By Jim Boyce and Campbell Thompson The Greater China Sherry Wine Association held its inaugural Beijing event one month ago. A dozen Beijing-based wine …