Leap of faith: Will Temple restaurant light the way for online wine in China?
By Jim Boyce What happens later this month when a restaurant hidden in a temple complex just meters from Beijing’s Forbidden City becomes the umpteenth …
China-Australia exchange: Winemakers Michael Fragos, Zhang Jing & Dean Hewitson
By Jim Boyce Wine ties between China and Australia have long been tightening: Australia has ranked as the number two source of imported bottled wine …
Nursery tales: Ningxia region in China to produce up to 5 million vines per year
By Jim Boyce Ningxia in north-central China is in the midst of the next step of its ambitious plan to become a leading wine region …
Breaking news: Wine scores above 100 points in China. Plus, where to get a Goliath of Run Rig
By Jim Boyce Call it destiny. As the speed of sound was broken, as the Berlin Wall came down, as the time for the 100-meter …
Talk radio: Will cheap Chinese wine flood the world market? And other stuff…
By Jim Boyce I took two bottles of wine to a radio interview in Beijing yesterday. Reason #1: The topic was Chinese wine so I …
Pop quiz: Who has Bollinger in China at rmb350 per bottle?
By Jim Boyce I should have written had. On Tuesday, I got a promo email titled “The Iconic Bollinger Champagne for Â¥350” from M1NT Cellar …
Wine media in China: Decanter adds Li Demei, Ch’ng Poh Tiong, Jane Anson as columnists
By Jim Boyce Decanter China has added three columnists to the website it launched last September. (Note: To those hoping for a print edition of …
Vintage discovery: World’s oldest wine tasting note unearthed in China
By Jim Boyce As yet another example of how everything seems to originate in China, an amateur archaeologist in the central province of Sichuan has …
Through the grapevine: Gerard Colin to leave Lafite project in China
By Jim Boyce Word is Gerard Colin, who staked his claim to fame in China as the first winemaker at Grace Vineyard, will soon leave …
Chinese wine tasting: Great River Hill shines with Grace, Wangzhong, Helan Mountain, COFCO’s Michel Rolland
By Jim Boyce My impression of wine from the coastal province of Shandong is not good. Underwhelming and overpriced are the words that spring to …