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 …
Squeezed dry? California Grapes in Beijing looks awfully empty tonight
By Jim Boyce Given these photos, it looks like California Grapes in Sanlitun Soho is a) preparing for renovations less than six months after opening, …
China Bulk Wine Imports: Spain vs Chile, Volume vs Value in 2012 Customs Stats
By Jim Boyce Chile and Spain dominated the bulk wine sector in China in 2012. Recentlyreleased Customs stats show the pair held 69 percent of …
China Wine Imports Cool: Sobering Customs Stats for 2012 Now Out
By Jim Boyce Growing by hops and jumps instead of leaps and bounds. That might best describe the wine import situation in China during the …
New deal: Up to 25 shops in China for Canadian winery Pilliterri
By Jim Boyce Dan Dakin of the St. Catherines Standard reports that up to 25 shops dedicated to Canadian winery Pilliterri Estates will open in …
Pre-ProWein: China focus of Meininger’s one-day wine conference in Germany
~ By Jim Boyce ProWein is a massive annual German wine show with huge tents, oodles of oom-pah-pah bands and voluptuous leiderhosen-clad servers walking about …