Details, despair and death: On listing wine dinners in China
Every few years I start a sure-to-be-disastrous project known as List of Wine Dinners in China. It consists of combing through my inbox, gathering info …
Wine makers in China: Mihalis Boutaris finds a ‘sweet spot’ for grapes in Gansu
~ By Jim Boyce Shandong, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Hebei, Yunnan. A short list of spots where people are pinning their hopes for the future of China’s …
Sotheby’s in Hong Kong: elBulli, Vega Sicilia highlight two-day wine auction
 ~ By Jim Boyce Sotheby’s will hold a two-day auction on April 3 and April 4 in Hong Kong that will include wines from famed …
SuperGreat: Upcoming Acker wine auction in Hong Kong has 950+ lots
~ By Jim Boyce I got a bit picky in this January post when auction house Acker et al used the word “great” and its …
China wine jobs: Globus seeks sales reps in Beijing
Wine importer and distributor Globus is seeking sales reps for its office in Beijing. The job entails working with existing customers and seeking new ones, …
Family man in Beijing: Miguel Torres on Parker, Cava and Chinese vineyards
By Jim Boyce Family is a key theme — perhaps the key theme — when it comes to Spanish winery Torres. Though a huge operation, …
Down Under blunders? Do people in China equate wine with Penfolds? And is Australia close to France in imports?
~ By Jim Boyce By almost any measure, Australia is a success story when it comes to wine imports in China. It has been the …
GWoC Talk: A new China wine newsletter by Grape Wall
(Sign up here.) By Jim Boyce As the sky exploded with fireworks and my belly expanded from far too many dumplings, I spent part of …
China wine jobs: South Africa winery seeks country manager, Le Ponty needs executive assistant
A major South African wine company is seeking a country manager for China to handle everything from clients, events and media relations to warehouse management …
Frenzy on the sales floor: Acker says Hong Kong wine auction sets 115 world records
By Jim Boyce Hong Kong had a super humungous wine auction last weekend if the press release from the organizer — Acker Merral & Conduit …