On the vine | Word is Australia’s Rathbone Wine Group selling stake in China-based Wine Republic
By Jim Boyce | Word is Rathbone Wine Group, owner of Yering Station, Mount Langi Ghiran and Xanadu in Australia, will soon finalize the sale of …
Au reverse | Bordeaux investor buys Chinese winery, sparks new trend
UPDATE: As those who read this post a few days ago know, this is an April Fool’s joke. By Jim Boyce | Given Chinese investors …
Vintage History | Anatomy of a Harvest Report in China
By Jim Boyce | The words “harvest report” might seem to portend bunches of figures and formulas and technical lingo but these records can lead …
Almost free trade | Wine from Australia still faces a tariff in China
By Jim Boyce | I’ve heard quite a few people state that bottled wine from Australia no longer faces a tariff when it’s imported into China due to …
Chateau defeat? | New China initiative targets “foreign and bizarre” names
By Jim Boyce | There is a new government initiative aimed at “foreign and bizarre” names in China, reports state-sponsored Xinhua News Agency: China will …
A Decent Bottle of Wine in China | Book talk by Chris Raffle
Chris Ruffle of Shandong province winery Treaty Port, which was built in the style of a Scottish Castle, will talk about his recently published book …
Spotlight on Chengdu | Week-long China Food & Drinks Fair under way
The massive China Food & Drinks Fair a.k.a. Tang Jiu Hui is under way in Chengdu. Some 30,000 trade people are expected to wheel and deal during …
Wine Press | Chinese comedian’s stand-up Aussie order, Grace’s bubbly restaurant, Jancis Robinson’s China tastings
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. Some coverage of that drama. By J. Boyce Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports that …
JR Diffusion | China veteran starts new French wine distribution company
By Jim Boyce | Julien Reversat spent seven years in China with importer and distributor Mercuris, including as senior sales manager, before returning to France last year. …
Alibordeaux! | Jack Ma of Alibaba buys chateau in France
By Jim Boyce | Alibaba founder Jack Ma, one of China’s best-known and richest business people, has diversified his portfolio by buying a chateau in …