Summer of wine in Sanlitun: Veloce and Ole on the south side
By Jim Boyce Look for it to be a summer of wine in the Sanlitun and Workers Stadium areas in Beijing, with bars and shops …
Kiwis and gooseberries: Villa Maria event at Pudao Wines in Beijing
By Jim Boyce That’s a “lightly” sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, bottled under screw cap, from New Zealand operation Villa Maria. The pressure in the bottles is …
Heavy medals: Nine China wines recognized at 2012 International Wine Challenge
By Jim Boyce Given how much I have written over the past year about the Decanter World Wine Awards, it seems high time to look …
Decanter Wine Awards: 17 wines, 9 producers in China receive regional recognition
By Jim Boyce Last year, China’s Helan Qing Xue rocked and shocked, stirred and shook, the wine world when its Jia Bei Lan firs took …
Ni Hao-Bonjour Sip & Nibble: Pairing 9 Chinese wines and 9 French cheeses in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Two weeks ago, I dropped off my severely damaged computer at a repair shop near Chaoyang Park West Gate in Beijing and …
Cited for speeding: Is China seeing a slowdown in bottled wine imports?
By Jim Boyce Has China’s high-speed growth in bottled wine imports hit a road bump? First-quarter data from China Customs and talks with four industry …
Raising the glass: Inner Mongolia winery Hansen fights fakes via bottle design
Chateau Hansen is based in Inner Mongolia and is among the nation’s more interesting wineries to watch. I met wine maker Bruno Paumard recently with fellow …
Duck, duck… goose egg? China’s food and wine pairing study stirs pot
A group of wine professors in Beijing has finished a two-year study that might have major implications for the world wine trade. The group’s mission: …
Grape Wall Q&A: Decanter’s Sarah Kemp talks about Asia Wine Awards
By Jim Boyce Decanter announced today that it will launch a new competition, the Asia Wine Awards, on May 29 during Vinexpo Asia-Pacific. I asked …
Wine Enthusiast, YesMyWine to partner in China for digital magazine, accessories site
By Jim Boyce Wine Enthusiast Companies, publisher of Wine Enthusiast magazine, is teaming up with Chinese online wine retailer YesMyWine for a two-phase project that …