‘Wine can be McDonald’s, wine can be Michelin’ | Q&A with Wang Shenghan aka Lady Penguin
Wang Shenghan aka Lady Penguin is a powerful force in China’s wine scene, with her energetic videos, strong sales and over two million fans on …
Mama quarantina! Q&A with Veronafiere China’s Simone Incontro
Simone Incontro, the head of Veronafiere for China, returned from Italy in late March. His plane was diverted from Beijing to Tianjin, where he was …
Ben Fu fighters | TWE wins Penfolds trademark case in China
It’s been a newsworthy week for Treasury Wine Estates (TWE). Today, the Australia-based company announced it finally successfully registered the trademark Ben Fu / 奔富, …
A Beijing success story, virus crisis wine trends, 2020 import customs data & more
[This is my newest Grape Wall newsletter, sent last night, April 6. I planned to release this content as a series of blog posts here …
Fair game | Chengdu’s CFDF is back on, slated for late May
Organizers of the China Food & Drinks Fair / Tang Jiu Hui announced today that the event, widely deemed China’s most important wine exhibition, will be …
Champagne Duh-tz? Son of French bubbly brand’s CEO upsets Chinese wine trade
China’s wine trade bubbled over in anger after the son of Champagne Deutz CEO Fabrice Rosset posted comments about the country on Facebook during the …
Jia you! | British, Swiss wine trade pair in Napa for China message
British writer Jancis Robinson and Swiss businesswoman Claudia Maseuger, owner of the Beijing-headquartered CHEERS wine store chain, teamed up in Napa Valley recently to send …
Go Moldova! | China wine imports fall 11% by volume, 14% by value in 2019
By Jim Boyce | Do you ever just know a wine you are about to open will be corked? That’s how the wait for the …
Home alone? Valentine Day’s wine delivery deals in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Love is in the air. And so is the newest coronavirus–at least when anyone who has it coughs or sneezes. Many …
Virus crisis | Ten ways China’s wine trade is hurting
[Update: It’s February 15, a week later, and we’ve just had more snow! I’ve updated my report below, underlining major additions, and done light editing. …