Q&8 | Stanley Yip & Devo Winery
Stanley Yip has done everything from luxury goods branding to writing a wine column. Now he’s helping to bring the traditional-method sparkling wines of DEVO …
China Wine Press: January 2024
The Grape Wall Press A Regularly Updated Roundup of China Wine Stories JANUARY 2024 EDITION “Hong Kong Customs team uncover $63m cocaine smuggling bid” “Senior …
Q&8: China wine critic Shuai Zekun
[This interview first appeared in my free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] Is Shangri-la China’s top region? Do Ningxia wines age poorly? Does Marselan …
Q&8: Greek wine importer Liakos Constantinos
“Our best year for sales.” Not a statement often heard about China’s wine market these days but importer and distributor Liakos Constantinos, who carries over …
Q&8: Winemaker Lee Yeanyean of Grace Vineyard
How good is China’s 2023 vintage? What happens when you mix whisky and gin with wine? Can we get new higher yields by skipping Old …
Q&8: East Meets West founder Shirley Tan
East Meets West is celebrating its twentieth anniversary so I got in touch with founder Shirley Tan, who started the company in 2003, left in …
Catch the Wave: Pre-sales of Ningxia Pet-Nat
Catch the wave! A Ningxia winery is doing pre-sales of its upcoming Malbec and Pinot Noir pet-nats. I’ve written before about the rise of “craft …
Q&8: Simone Incontro on Italian Wine Week in China
‘Tis the season for Sangiovese, and lots more, as the fourth Italian Wine Week is set for Beijing, Changsha and Hangzhou from September 11 to …
Q&A: La Cava de Laoma Turns Ten
On the verge of its tenth anniversary, Chilean wine specialist La Cava de Laoma has opened a second bar in Shanghai even as the general …
Fair game: Grape Wall, Wine to Asia partner for Marselan tasting
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 …