China wine word: Decanter’s Sarah Kemp reflects on Jia Bei Lan brouhaha
~ By Jim Boyce Decanter publishing director Sarah Kemp visited Beijing this week and I asked her about the brouhaha over Jia Bei Lan becoming …
Ningxia wine: Jia Bei Lan 2009 launch set for mid-March in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Look for much-talked about wine Jia Bei Lan 2009, from operation Helan Qing Xue in the Ningxia region, to be first launched …
High praise: Jeremy Oliver gives Chinese wine Jia Bei Lan 19 out of 20
~ By Jim Boyce Australian wine writer Jeremy Oliver, who now has two books published in Chinese, visited Beijing a few months ago and tried …
Inside look: China’s Ningxia region joining OIV as observer
~ By Jim Boyce Word is Ningxia has become the first province/region in China to be accepted as an official observer in the International Organisation …
China wine moves: Links Concept says Antinori, Haras de Pirque to join portfolio
Update: Summergate reports it has added winery Tasca d’Almerita from Sicily to its distribution portfolio and that it will add more Italian wines, particularly from …
China Wine Press: Baijiu, smugglers, China vs Britain, wine auctions
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. China Wine Press looks at media coverage of that drama, with each item …
Pútáo people: Who’s Who in the China wine scene, part 1
~ By Jim Boyce Last year, I wrote a “who’s who in China” piece for magazine Wine Business International. There were ten categories — such …
Double up: China Wine & Spirits acquires DT Asia
By Jim Boyce China Wines & Spirits (CWS) acquired fellow distributor DT Asia last month and while the news is a bit dated I thought …
Breathing room: China’s 1421 ‘traceable’ wine at Great Hall of The People
~ By Jim Boyce When Randy Lee Svendsen recently asked me to join a group of 12 at the Great Hall of The People to …
Where is the love? Ningxia and Bordeaux wines the judges actually *liked*
~ We asked the judges in this week’s Ningxia vs Bordeaux Challenge to rank ten wines from first to last in terms of quality (see …