Postponed | 2021 Concours Mondial in Ningxia moved to 2022
The 28th edition of Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, slated for this May in Yinchuan, the capital of China’s Ningxia region, has been postponed due to …
Mad for Madeira | Linda Zhang Aims for Chinese Consumers’ Sweet Spot
Madeira is such an excellent story for us here in Beijing, not least because we have the tasting room / retail shop / cultural center …
Penguin Power | Wang Shenghan’s book connects to Chinese wine consumers
One of China’s biggest online wine personalities shifted from bottle to book this week to release a guide six years in the making. Wang Shenghan …
Marselan beer | Going down this weekend in Beijing
Marselan is fast-becoming China’s signature grape for wine–and now it’s a beer, too! Beijing-based brewers Jing-A sourced 200 kilograms of Marselan grapes from Shanxi-based winery …
Good Graces | Malaysian wine and dine in Beijing
This might be the first time!? That we see a Malaysian chef, a Malaysian winemaker and a Malaysian restaurateur team up for a fine dining …
How good did you say? Chinese wine on sale in Ohio
By Jim Boyce | A curious thing happened while talking to winemaker Tong Lili about her then upcoming Marselan class at Wine to Asia in …
Same old? The ‘new normal’ of China’s wine market
I joined a Wine to Asia (Veronafiere) webinar on Tuesday to discuss the “new normal” of the China wine market. To be honest, the “new …
CHEERS series | Guinea pigs, mooncakes & Usain Bolt vs a Champagne cork
I’ve been writing some short pieces for CHEERS wine the past few months, on pressing issues like word of a Chinese ban on Australian wine, …
Wine for a cause | Maovember dinner at TRB Hutong
Posting has been light of late as November means Maovember and our annual charity campaign, one that combines fun activities such as beer pong, corn …
Boozing in Beijing | Simple Drinks, how dare you?
Way to upset the apple cart, er, grape cart, Simple Drinks. By having fun. And being nice. And attracting customers who are fun and nice. …