RVF Beijing ‘Salon’: On Nubes, 1421, Helan Mountain, Silver Heights, Helan Qing Xue
By Jim Boyce While my acquaintances described the recent La Revue du Vin de France ‘Beijing Salon’ as having too few vendors (~20 exhibitors at …
Wines under rmb50 in China: Helan Mountain Dry Red 2008
By Jim Boyce Last year I organized a contest called North by Northwest and included a bottle of Helan Mountain Dry Red 2008 in a …
Beyond Pisco: China number two export market for Peru wines
By Jim Boyce One fun thing about living in Beijing is witnessing the ever-widening scope of wines available in the market. True, the “big six” …
British Bubbly in Beijing: New Year’s Eve with Chapel Down Pinot Reserve
By Jim Boyce English sparkling wine maker Chapel Down last appeared on this blog due to its presence ringside at White Collar Boxing in Beijing. …
Wines under å…ƒ100 in China: Grace Vineyard Chardonnay 2010
By Jim Boyce While Grace Vineyard Chardonnay 2010 did not make the top four in our recent Grape Wall Challenge, it did get good scores …
Grape Wall Challenge 2012: Summergate, ASC, MQ top wine challenge in China
~ By Jim Boyce (Note: Sorry for the delay. This blog went offline several days for — to me — unknown reasons and now is …
Bottle shots: Photo essay from Grape Wall Challenge consumer wine contest in China
By Jim Boyce We have the results for the Grape Wall Challenge and I plan to post them later today. In the meantime, some photos from …
From cork to screw cap: Three wine closure anecdotes from China
~ By Jim Boyce While most wine in China — whether domestically produced or imported — is bottled under cork, and while I repeatedly hear …
Wine consumer power in China: Annual Grape Wall Challenge held in Beijing
By Jim Boyce They came, they sniffed, they sipped and they scored. The fourth annual Grape Wall Challenge — which features Chinese consumers judging wines …
Going twice: Sotheby’s to auction elBulli wine cellar in Hong Kong, New York
~ By Jim Boyce Sotheby’s has announced it will auction off the wine cellar of restaurant elBulli — with a pre-sale estimated value of rmb7 …