China wine retail: Veteran Top Cellar to close its Beijing shops?
By Jim Boyce Acquaintances in the wine sector here tend to grimace at the aroma it gives off these days: strong notes of excess stock, …
The Snowden Files: Wine Shop Asia squeezes Hong Kong visit for every drop
By Jim Boyce Online retailer Wine Shop Asia, which stirred controversy earlier this year by releasing scores over 100 points, got maximum marketing value out …
China Wine Q&A: Weiley Lu on The Loop, bottles for beginners, WSET and more
~ By Jim Boyce Former restaurant / bar The Loop reopened as a wine shop last night in the Sanlitun area of Beijing. Owner Weiley …
Sparkling wine in China: Will Grace Vineyard pop the Chandon bubble?
By Jim Boyce While the (Moet) Chandon sparkling wine project in the Ningxia region is getting plenty of media attention, China veteran Grace Vineyard in …
Serve the People! Torres China to handle two new revolutionary wines from Grace Vineyard
By Jim Boyce Call it people power. Shanxi-based Grace Vineyard launched two wines — a red and a white — last week as part of …
California wine: Gallo’s Cal Dennison on Carlo Rossi products designed for China
By Jim Boyce Californian wine giant E&J Gallo plans to introduce two Carlo Rossi wines designed specifically for China. Both are Cabernet Sauvignon dominant, one …
The Battle of Great River Hill: A China wine tasting in rural Beijing
 By Jim Boyce Impromptu wine tastings. Open a few bottles, pour them for a handful or two of guests, see which one they like …
2013 RVF China awards: And the winners for top wine, winery and wine maker are…
~ Â By Jim Boyce Ningxia again dominated the annual wine awards held by the China edition of magazine La Revue du Vin de France. The …
Q&A: RVF publisher Lin Libo on this year’s crop of Chinese wines
By Jim Boyce The local edition of French magazine La Revue du Vin de France will soon reveal the top bottles from its annual tasting …
Q&A with Damien Shee of Torres China: On regional differences, retail expansion, the wine glut & more
~ By Jim Boyce Is there a wine glut in China? What distinguishes customers in the north from those elsewhere in the country? And what …