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. …
Wine to Asia | Local Heroes: Marselan, terroir & China
Just one week until winemaker Tong Lili 佟莉莉 talks about Local Heroes: Marselan, Terroir and China at the inaugural Wine to Asia in Shenzhen. Tong, managing …