China wine sales | East Meets West will rep Xige Estate
China-based wine importer / distributor East Meets West just announced it “signed an exclusive on-trade distribution agreement for Mainland of China” with Ningxia winery Xige …
Q&8 | Shuai Zekun of jamessuckling.com
Beijing-based Shuai Zekun is an associate editor for jamessuckling.com and reviews Chinese wines for the site. In this Q&8, I asked him about the difference …
Q&8 | Jonathan Dahan of Domaines François Lurton
Jonathan Dahan is export director for Asia for Domaines François Lurton, which is headquartered in France but also produces wine in Argentina, Chile and Spain. …
Top 100 Chinese wines | Shuai Zekun’s 2021 list for James Suckling
Wow, critic Shuai Zekun, who reviews for James Suckling, just released some kind of top 100 Chinese wine list. There are the expected entries, like …
Ningxia Q&8 | Wang Fang on Kanaan Riesling, dogs vs horses & her new winery
Wang Fang returned to her home region of Ningxia from Germany about a dozen years ago and founded the winery Kanaan, now among China’s best-known …
Ningxia Q&8 | Emma Yu on Ningxia vs Yunnan, Dunkelfelder & natural wine
Winemaker Emma Yu of Petit Mont is the latest to do Q&8, covering everything from how Ningxia and Yunnan differ to the uniqueness of Dunkelfelder …
Local heroes II | Four cool China-themed sessions at Wine to Asia
The second Wine to Asia—postponed in June, postponed in August and hopefully, fingers crossed, held sans incident next month in Shenzhen—has four intriguing Chinese wine …
Local heroes | When Chinese wine meets craft beer
Chinese wine quality has grown far faster than sales this past decade and there is plenty of concern, and some panic, about how to connect …
About Grape Wall of China
Launched in 2007, Grape Wall of China covers everything from winery visits and consumer events to wine reviews and Q&As with trade people. I also …
Going viral | The COVID-19 era is saving China’s wine industry
The COVID-19 crisis has exacted a huge toll on the world but it has also meant opportunity for some, including China’s wine producers. I wrote …