Set in Stone | Xi Jinping visited this Ningxia winery yesterday
Lots of wine trade people were excited on WeChat last night following news that China’s President Xi Jinping visited a Ningxia winery. (I haven’t seen …
Oh natural | 17 Cafe back with a new space
No sooner did I finally write (yesterday) about the closing of natural wine bar 17 Cafe than I heard (today) about a grand opening being …
Taxing situation | U.S. wine importers get tariff relief
By Jim Boyce | It’s been a tough two years for U.S. wine importers in China, caught in a trade war between the source of …
GWoC talk | Wine nationalism, tariff relief, 90-point binges & more
Wine, nationalism and China. U.S. wine importers get tariff relief. Suckling’s 90-point China wine binge. Gernischt vs Marselan. And more. Blasted my latest Grape Wall …
E-guanxi! | China Food & Drinks Fair to go online in July
After endless delays, the sloppy sprawling annual ganbei-filled Spring guanxi-fest known as the China Food & Drinks Fair will be an online summer affair. Ganbei …
Fighting fakes | A guide to buying wine in China
China-based Jonathan Dahan recently posted a WeChat primer on dodgy wines in this country, including how to avoid them. Read on for both market insights …
China blend | Making Marselan with Tong Lili
Last October, I was lucky enough to make my own Marselan-based wine. And also fortunate to finally taste that blend during our World Marselan Day …
‘Things are totally out of control’ |Q&A with wine ‘antisnob’ Tim Hanni
I first met Tim Hanni when he visited Beijing just after The Wall Street Journal labeled him as the wine “antisnob.” I organized a dinner …
Stats | Aussie wine exports to China fall 43% in March
Australian wine exports to China saw a sharp fall in March, with it still too early to tell the full impact of the coronavirus crisis, …
Raise a glass | Third World Marselan Day is next week
Will Marselan do for China what Malbec did for Argentina, Pinotage for South Africa and Shiraz for Australia? A growing number of people see Marselan …