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‘My Way’: ASC Founder Don St Pierre Sr., RIP

July 9, 2023 boyce 0

Don St Pierre Sr., one of the Chinese wine industry’s iconic characters, has died at age 82. St Pierre made his claim to wine fame …

Fair game: Grape Wall, Wine to Asia partner for Marselan tasting

July 5, 2023 boyce 0

Mission complete: the first World Marselan Day event at a trade fair. Over two dozen Marselan from across China–and one from Spain!–were featured in the …

China grapes: Grechetto at Jiangyu in Yantai

July 3, 2023 boyce 0

Boutique operation Jiangyu, not to be confused with mega producer and Shandong neighbor Changyu, was founded in 2019 and is quickly making a name for …

Wine club: China expected to soon join OIV

July 2, 2023 boyce 0

Look for China to soon join the OIV–International Organisation of Vine and Wine–a 49-member group that “deals with technical and scientific aspects of viticulture and …

Bubble rap: Devo is newest made-in-China sparkling wine

June 30, 2023 boyce 0

China’s wineries offer an ever-growing selection of styles, grape varieties and brands, and the sparkling wine niche is no exception. While pet-nat is trending, due …

Paddles Up! Grape Wall launches Dragon Boat Day

June 16, 2023 boyce 0

Grape Wall of China is launching a new project to help promote wine in China. Dragon Wine Day / Dragon Wine Festival will celebrate two …

Grape & grain: Grace Vineyard barrels first whisky

May 24, 2023 boyce 0

They say the longer you wait for something, the more you appreciate it. The Grace Vineyard team seemed quite appreciative last weekend after barreling its …

Ningxia terroir: Shocking dinner with Winemaker Deng

May 24, 2023 boyce 0

The most shocking thing at a recent wine dinner with Deng Zhongxiang wasn’t that he consults for a whopping eight wineries in Ningxia. Or that …

Bubble up: Ningxia’s Helan Qingxue makes sparkling wine

May 23, 2023 boyce 0

One of China’s best-known winemakers is making something that fits her personality: bubbly Zhang Jing of Ningxia-based Helan Qingxue is working on her first batch …

Double down: Grape Wall & Merchants host Marselan fests in Beijing & Shanghai

May 23, 2023 boyce 0

Good wine, good music, good weather, good people. That all added up to good vibes at this year’s World Marselan Day party on April 22 …

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