Chardon-yay! 2020 grape harvest underway in China
The 2020 harvest in China has started, with operations in regions such as Shanxi, Ningxia and Xinjiang already picking their grapes. Wineries like Tiansai began …
Hu’s on second | DBR Lafite releases its second made-in-China wine
Less than a year after DBR Lafite launched its first made-in-China wine, Longdai, the Bordeaux icon followed up with a second label today at its …
Wine listings | Changyu places second in Brand Finance rankings
Massive Chinese wine producer Changyu has placed second in the inaugural “wine and Champagne” rankings just released by Brand Finance. Started in Shandong in 1892, …
Ola! Ningxia’s newest thing is a wine bar… in Mexico City
The Ningxia region is sponsoring a permanent pavilion in a Mexico City wine bar opened by Belgium-based contest organizer Concours Mondial. Yes, i just typed …
Rethink pink | Can a vodka soda drink help China’s wine trade?
(A version of this post previously appeared in Grape Wall newsletter) I really wish wine producers, retailers and writers in China would stop saying rosé …
‘Better ways to spend £200’ | Robinson’s sobering take on Ao Yun, Purple Air
Talk about a sobering take on Chinese wine. English critic Jancis Robinson just wrote in The Financial Times about two “ambitiously priced” Chinese wines, Ao …
China’s wine industry is tiny versus baijiu and beer
(A version of this article first appeared in Grape Wall newsletter.) Quick quiz: How much bigger is China’s local spirits industry than its local grape …
Case study | Three countries, three lawsuits with Chinese-owned entitites
Lots of letters about the law if you’re reading about the Chinese wine trade these days, including these three cases from three countries. In the …
90 on that | James Suckling giving high scores to Chinese wines
(This post first appeared in this Grape Wall newsletter.) James Suckling is awarding plenty of 90-points-or-more scores to wines from China. One of the latest is Ao …
Patriot games | Will China’s wine consumers ‘go local’?
Is it unpatriotic to buy foreign products. If you asked 400-plus wine consumers in China–who drink at least once per month–how many do you think …