China grapes: Grechetto at Jiangyu in Yantai
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
Circa 1692: Spier Wine Dinner in Beijing
It had been ages since I attended a wine dinner–other than my own Grape Wall of China get-togethers–so the recent Spier event in Beijing was …
Q&8! Claudia Masueger vs The (Wine) World
Claudia Masueger of wine shop chain CHEERS is the only person I know who returned to China with a raclette set for quarantine. You just …