Deep thoughts: Table legs and candy bars, chewing gum and Chinese wine
Sometimes deep thoughts keep me awake at night. Like, if people in Guangzhou will eat anything with four legs except tables and chairs, as the …
Trade secret: Don’t blame consumers for low white wine sales in China
The next issue of Wine Business International will include an article I wrote about white wine in China. The main message: the ratio of red …
Bubbly Beijing: The New Chinese Sparkling Wine You Need to Try
During the past few years, Chinese wine has gone from pariah to pet in the eyes of many trade people. Some who used to turn up their …
China Wine Events: Helan Qing Xue Dinner, Beijing, April 7
Winery Helan Qing Xue in Ningxia gained worldwide attention in 2011 when it earned an “international trophy” at the Decanter World Wine Awards, a first for China. …
Closing time: Beijing hutong wine bar Xiao Ju waves goodbye tonight
Hutong wine bar Xiao Ju will hold its closing party tonight, with word the team plans to reopen a restaurant in a new space. In …
‘Wine Value Chain in China’: Contributors Sought for New Book
A book called The Wine Value Chain in China: Global Dynamics, Marketing and Communication in the Contemporary Chinese Wine Market  — yep, that’s a long title — …
Sardinia wine in China: Takeaway deal at LM Plus in Beijing
The LM Plus restaurants in Central Park and Park Avenue not only have a half-price takeaway bottle deal but also the best lineup of Sardinian wines I have seen in …
Grape Wall Challenge: Best red wines in China under rmb100
Call it a tribute to consumer power. Every year, we organize a nonprofit event called Grape Wall Challenge (GWC) and ask Chinese consumers to judge wines that …
Beijing shops: Chinese New Year fun at Mali’s Wine Cellar
Just before the Chinese New Year holidays, I went to Mali’s Wine Cellar for the shop’s biannual tasting /Â sale, and my friend gave me rmb5000 …
Wine Word: Michel Bettane & Thierry Desseauve on Chinese wines, consumer attitudes, UK critics & more
By Jim Boyce French wine critics Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve are in China for a week of tastings and classes. I talked to them …