Acker Asia ‘explodes’: Hong Kong auction nets HK$50 million, sets 108 records, disses economic slowdown talk
By Jim Boyce Hey, that’s the word they used in the press release: “Acker Asia Explodes into Fall Season”. Reading it makes me realize the …
China Wine List of the Year 2013: Who’s got a 350-page menu and 10,000 bottles?
By Jim Boyce Results from the inaugural China Wine List of the Year contest were announced last weekend in Shanghai with more than 70 hotels, …
China Wine Q&A: Wine Enthusiast Magazine Executive Editor Susan Kostrzewa
~ By Jim Boyce U.S.-based magazine Wine Enthusiast teamed up with China online retailer YesMyWine last year to publish an e-version of the magazine. In …
People’s Series: Grace Vineyard launches new labels in Beijing
~ By Jim Boyce The new People’s Series wines by Grace Vineyard were launched yesterday in Beijing during the annual “Taste of the Nations” event …
Quality, price & distribution: Three key challenges for Chinese wine producers
 ~ By Jim Boyce Media company Wine China and cork supplier Columbin recently held a tasting of ~30 Chinese wines, most of them regional …
Summergate co-founder O’Toole exits China, company dismisses Concha y Toro sale rumor
By Jim Boyce It’s a bumper harvest this year for China wine rumors. This month’s is that Chilean heavyweight Concha y Toro bought a 50-percent …
Sweet sixteen: Hilton Beijing Food & Wine Experience slated for November 2
~ By Jim Boyce “Is it man or beast!?” Men, women and children of all ages uttered those words last year at the Hilton Food …
This Friday at Capital M: So, you want to taste some Chinese wines…
Note: To reserve a spot in the tasting, contact Capital M at 6702-2727 or reservations@capital-m-beijing.com. By Jim Boyce I’m a writer, not a speaker; a …
Foreign Girl, Old Man & Karl Marx: Weird & Wonderful China Wine Labels
A bubbly to honor a Communist icon. A blend of Cabernet and cabaret. And a bottle that brings DRC and Lafite together at last. Some …
Bush vines, bush wines: Flying winemaker Brian Wilson on his China experience
~ By Jim Boyce ‘Flying winemaker’ Brian Wilson of Wine Solutions first landed in China in the year 2000, one of many stops on a …