Consumer advocate | Hong Kong-based Tersina Shieh connects to regular wine buyers
By Jim Boyce | It is much easier for writers, educators and consultants to discuss how to get more consumers to enjoy wine than to turn …
Meet the NWC winemakers | Gianpaolo Paglia of Italy
Gianpaolo Paglia of Italy is one of 48 participants in the two-year Ningxia Winemakers Challenge (NWC) that started in September of 2015 and that pairs foreign winemakers with …
The Golden Age of Wine in China
I added a post called ‘The Golden Age of Wine‘ to this site two years ago. It was the English version of a story for the Chinese edition …
China wine imports 2015 | Australia & South Africa boom, France holds steady, Italy sputters
China Customs released its wine import stats for 2015 and intriguing stories lie behind those numbers, from the continued resilience of France to the successes of …
Online China Wine Directory | Chill out, listing is free
By Jim Boyce | This site started an online China wine directory a few weeks ago and people have been asking me how much it costs …
China Wine Press: Australia exports up, Kendall-Jackson’s new partner, Georgia’s new wine center
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. Some press coverage of that drama. By J. Boyce Australia has just seen its …
Meet the NWC winemakers | Nova Cadamatre of The United States
Nova Cadamatre of The United States is one of 48 candidates from 18 nations participating in the two-year Ningxia Winemakers Challenge (NWC) that started in September of 2015 …
(100) Grand Cru | I spotted this bottle of ’82 Lafite in Beijing last week…
By Jim Boyce | Saw this ’82 Lafite at Lufthansa Center in Beijing a few days ago. It was in a case with a few dozen other …
Is Grace Vineyard the Yao Ming of China’s wine scene?
I was going through old Grape Wall newsletters (subscribe for free here), spotted a short piece called ‘Grace Vineyard is the Yao Ming of China …
Grape Wall projects | The China Wine Directory
By Jim Boyce, One New Year’s resolution for 2016 is to finally, after years of procrastination, put together an online directory of some key players in the …