Going twice: Sotheby’s to auction elBulli wine cellar in Hong Kong, New York
~ By Jim Boyce Sotheby’s has announced it will auction off the wine cellar of restaurant elBulli — with a pre-sale estimated value of rmb7 …
Gerard Basset to China sommeliers: Your job is sales
~ By Jim Boyce “The sommelier is a salesman, but some [in the business] do not like this,” said Gerard Basset to several hundred people, …
Head of the glass: Professor Ma Huiqin on teaching wine appreciation in China for 10+ years
~ Professor Ma Huiqin started a wine appreciation course in 1998 at China Agricultural University in Beijing. Except for a three-year break, when she was …
Michel Rolland to China wine industry: Work on your vineyards
~ By Jim Boyce Focus on the vineyards. That is the advice winemaker and consultant Michel Rolland had for China’s wine industry during a series …
In China’s Outback: Australian Lilian Carter on making wine in Xinjiang
~ By Jim Boyce This fall, Lillian Carter started her second China adventure when she headed to Xinjiang winery Wang Zhong, a six-hour drive south …
Tasting and touring in Ningxia: A dozen pics from Jancis Robinson’s China trip
~ By Jim Boyce Fans of UK wine critic Jancis Robinson might well have seen her four posts about a recent trip to the Ningxia …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Winemaker Craig Grafton of Helan Mountain
In the lead up to the Ningxia Wine Challenge, we are posting some expert views of this region of China, including from professor Ma Huiqin …
Ningxia Wine Challenge update: List of ten finalists coming soon…
By Jim Boyce Interest in the Ningxia Wine Challenge has been much stronger than expected. The organizers have received more than 50 applications from wine …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Panel: Mihalis Boutaris, Lilian Carter, Li Demei, Liz Thach and Mireia Torres
~ By Jim Boyce After the deadline for entering the Ningxia Wine Challenge — at 5 PM on July 27 — all of CVs and …
Ningxia Wine Challenge: Details of applying
By Jim Boyce The region of Ningxia in northwest China will fund ten foreign winemakers to visit and practice their craft this fall as part …