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 …
Fifty kuai, all you can try: 60-bottle tasting by ‘cool climate’ importer Wine Republic
By Jim Boyce If you didn’t make it to the last Wine Republic mini-portfolio tasting / guzzle fest — at Switch! in Beijing last month …
Oh, great: Acker’s Hong Kong auction has lots from mystery men, Dujac, Roulot
By Jim Boyce The upcoming Acker Merrall & Condit wine auction in Hong Kong — the year’s first for the company — should be pretty, …
Boogie night: Party like a Hong Kong wine distributor
~ By Jim Boyce When I visited Hong Kong in November, I went to the fortieth birthday party of Patricio de la Fuente-Saez, head of …
Chill out: What happens if wine freezes, plus seven more atypical questions
~ By Jim Boyce China has bundled up for its coldest five-week spell in more than thirty years, according to this AP story. Beijing has …
Bottle talk: Why do wine import stickers cover back labels in China?
By Jim Boyce Why does the import sticker always cover the back label? This is a common pet peeve of imported wine buyers in China. …