Napa Marselan Project | Vines planted near Calistoga by Helena View
China’s wine trade is well-versed with Marselan given how many producers have taken to the grape with delicious results since it was introduced at the …
China’s Premier Cru? | Ningxia wineries vie for top classification
Three Ningxia wineries are vying to be first to summit a five-tier classification system that was launched in 2013 and that has drawn comparisons to …
Double whammy | Wine to Asia Shenzhen postponed again due to COVID-19
Wine to Asia in Shenzhen has been postponed a second time due to growing concerns about the spread of COVID-19 in China. Originally slated for June …
Greek freaks | Drinking like Aristotle in China
Who would win a World Wrestling Entertainment match featuring philosophers Plato, Socrates and Aristotle? Where does Greek-based–Mamma Mia–rank among the top ABBA-inspired movie productions? And …
More medals | Chinese brands win 156 awards from Decanter
As noted earlier today, I was surprised to see a Cabernet Sauvignon from Huadong in Qingdao as “China revelation” at this year’s Concours Mondial. I …
Marselan magic | Good wines, good music, good weather, good times.
You don’t see many tastings in Beijing with 30-plus wines featuring the same grape, but we did one for 50 consumers at The Merchants to …
More medals | Chinese brands win 163 awards in Concours Mondial
The mountain of contest medals won by Chinese wine brands grew a little taller this month as the results of Concours Mondial de Bruxelles (CMB) …
Beyond baijiu | Moutai launches a US$500 wine
Wildly popular baijiu producer Kweichow Moutai isn’t content with ruling China’s spirits market, it also wants a bigger share of the grape wine scene. Its …
New blend | Bettane, Desseauve & COFCO create strategic agreement
French wine critics Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve have a new strategic partnership with COFCO, the company best-known in the wine world for national brand …
Local Heroes | Wine Republic distributing DFC, Canaan, Xiao Pu
Importer and distributor The Wine Republic has became an instant contender in local wines by partnering with three unique Chinese operations, Xiao Pu aka Petit …