China’s best wines? Grace Vineyard, Silver Heights tasting this Friday in Beijing
By Jim Boyce China is a major wine producer and a growing wine consumer, but the average wine sold under domestic labels is disappointing. As …
Californian wine in China: Beijing Wine Classic at Aman in the Summer Palace
By Jim Boyce Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena, Hugh Davies of Schramsberg, and Heidi Peterson Barrett of La Sirena are among the dozen wine makers …
Vins & Australie en Chine: une présence à tous les niveaux
Note: This is a translation by Nicolas Carre of an article by Jim Boyce that originally appeared in English here on Grape Wall. Australie fait …
China contest: Wine Australia Awards to provide four trips Down Under
By Jim Boyce As noted here, Australia has been busy in the China wine market. Now Wine Australia is launching a project in China to …
En vrac et en bouteille: le Chili serait-il la clé du changement en Chine?
Note: This is a translation by Nicolas Carre of an article by Jim Boyce that originally appeared in English here on Grape Wall. L’autre soir, …
No worries: Australia targeting China wine market at every level
Australia — excuse an indirect kangaroo reference — is really hopping when it comes to the China wine scene. First, the country has maintained a …
Drinker beware: Canadian wine label controversey holds lessons for China
By Jim Boyce Most consumers are unaware that many of the “Chinese” wines they find in supermarkets, restaurants, and elsewhere include imported bulk wine. The …
By bulk, by bottle: Is Chile the key to changing China’s wine scene?
By Jim Boyce Random wine thought I had while drinking a beer last night: Could Chile be the key to shifting the China wine market? …
Wine jobs in China: Maison Boulud in Beijing seeks head, junior sommeliers
By Jim Boyce French restaurant Maison Boulud in Beijing seeks a head sommelier to handle everything from wine service to overseeing the wine list to …
Sour grapes: When it comes to poor Chinese wine, don’t shoot the wine maker
– By Jim Boyce The past few months, I have been lucky to visit wineries along the northern swath of China – in Xinjiang, Ningxia, …