Tmall of America | New online store to promote U.S. wines in China
By Jim Boyce | Shanghai-based distributor American Wine Merchants (AMW) has announced it is cooperating with several U.S. wine promotion groups to open a Tmall …
Grape Wall Challenge 8 | Chinese consumers judge local wines
By Jim Boyce | Call it our tribute to the Chinese consumer: every year we hold the Grape Wall Challenge and ask occasional drinkers to …
2016 wine import stats for China | A quick look at who’s up and who’s down
By Jim Boyce | Another year, another set of wine stats from China Customs to consier. I’m on deadline tonight so here’s a quick look …
Rest in Peace | Gerard Colin, 75, strove for quality wine in China
By Jim Boyce | Gerard Colin, an influential figure in China’s modern wine industry, died yesterday in France. He was 75. Colin came to prominence …
ReCalibrated | California Wine Institute to launch new China tour with niche classes
By Jim Boyce | California’s Wine Institute is hitting the road again. Master classes for the trade will be held in a dozen Chinese cities …
Clear Lake | Canadian wine club to launch in China
Clear Lake Wineries is bringing four Ontario brands–Angel’s Gate, Closson Chase, Malivoire and Tawse–to China.
Beijing jobs | New restaurant & wine bar seeks assistant manager
By Jim Boyce | I wrote last month that importer and distributor Paradox will open a French restaurant and wine bar in Beijing, a sibling …
Happy New Year! Enjoy these fireworks!
By Jim Boyce | The Chinese New Year holidays are underway and plenty of wine and baijiu bottles have already been emptied! All the best …
Hello Bo | Wine veteran Hector Jiang opens new Italian-focused venue
By Jim Boyce | For a long while, the best one-two wine shop punch in Beijing consisted of Jim Yang and Hector Jiang at Pudao, …
Charles Carrard of Paradox | Online wine sales, hypermarket trends and restaurant lessons
By Jim Boyce | I recently talked to a bunch of trade people for a Shanghai retail story in Meininger’s Wine Business International. We could only …