Fig Newton sherry: Antonio Flores of Gonzalez Byass leads tastings in Beijing
~ By Jim Boyce Winemaker Antonio Flores of Spanish operation Gonzalez Byass visited Beijing last week and led several Sherry tastings, including one I joined …
Just the essentials: Links hosts Sine Qua Non owners, opens bunch of awesome wines
By Jim Boyce As I recently perused a menu in Beijing and agonized between ordering the enticing 2014 Tsingtao draft beer or the eloquently if …
Century club: Upper estimates top HKD100 million for Sotheby’s April auctions in Hong Kong
~ By Jim Boyce Sotheby’s has a pair of wine auctions lined up for early April that will help replenish the dwindling drinking stocks of …
Chinese Wine Summit: Get judged by Jancis Robinson for Â¥15,000, and more…
~ By Jim Boyce That’s quite a bit of money, Â¥15,000 is, translating roughly to USD2500 / EUR2000. But rest assured, say the organizers, not …
China Wine List of the Year II: Three weeks to submit your menus
~ By Jim Boyce The sequel to the inaugural China Wine List of the Year contest is underway, with March 15 the deadline for entering …
Greek sneak peak: Wine tasting at Temple Restaurant Beijing on Sunday
~ By Jim Boyce Greek wine events are few and far between in Beijing but our fair city will see one tomorrow as Temple Restaurant …
Bottle shock: Drink Petrus with Robert Parker in Beijing for ¥60,000
~ By Jim Boyce The world’s most influential wine critic, Robert Parker, is coming to Beijing and Shanghai in a few weeks to head a …
Act of ‘good faith’: Wine brands face new trademark law in China as of May 1
By Jim Boyce Lots of companies know the trauma of learning that their brand has been trademarked — some might say hijacked — in China …
Bonus edition: Predictions for the China wine market in Year of the Horse
(Photo: classiclegacy.com) ~ By Jim Boyce The Year of the Snake has slithered off, the Year of the Horse has trotted in, and people are …
Tale of contrasts: More on the 2013 wine imports stats for China
By Jim Boyce I posted last week re some of the 2013 wine import stats for China. Below is a story I wrote for Wine …