Sherry in China: So, I saw this venenciador at a Beijing wine tasting tonight…
By Jim Boyce His name is Alejandro Benitez Ruiz, he works for Spanish wine operation Gonzalez Byass, and he was at tonight’s Wine Enthusiast tasting …
Is France fried? Spain spammed? China wine import stats for first-half 2013
By Jim Boyce A government crackdown on spending by officials. Reports from distributors that sales are tough. Widespread sentiment that warehouse shelves are creaking with …
Beijing grape getaway: Pinotage Plaza to have restaurant, sports bar, wine shop & more
By Jim Boyce South African restaurant Pinotage will soon reopen its suburban branch in new digs in Shunyi (see map below) as part of a …
South Africa wine in China: Charl Coetzee of Babylonstoren visits Beijing
By Jim Boyce Dating to the seventeenth century as a farm, Babylonstoren — translation: Tower of Babylon — has recently emerged as a wine producer. …
Californifakin’: How prevalent is fake California wine in China?
By Jim Boyce The quirkiest notion from this story I wrote for Wines and Vines magazine about fake California wine in China? Californian wines from …
Wine word: SK Group subsidiary to close its China wine offices?
By Jim Boyce South Korean conglomerate SK Group plans to close the wine import and distribution offices it runs in China via a subsidiary company, …
From sex toys to Chateau Lafite: Andrew Caillard on China wine documentary ‘Red Obsession’
By Jim Boyce Andrew Caillard, best known as one of Australia’s first Masters of Wine and publisher of Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine, is also …
Chilean wine shop in Beijing: La Cava de Laoma to open tomorrow
~ By Jim Boyce A shop dedicated to Chilean wines will open in Beijing tomorrow. Called La Cava de Laoma, the shop is on the …
China wine barrel market: Oaky insights from Amy Lee of cooperage Berthomieu / Ermitage
~ By Jim Boyce While wine makers, distributors and writers tend to be the key sources for stories on the China scene, talking to the …
Leave that butter knife at home: 2013 China National Sommelier Competition now open
~ By Jim Boyce Are you able to open a bottle of wine hands-free? Is your sabrage tool of choice a butter knife? Can you …