China wine maps: So, um, where is Ningxia? And where are its wineries?
By Jim Boyce While quite a few people have heard about the up-and-coming wine region of Ningxia, some only vaguely know the location of this isolated …
Head of the glass: Professor Ma Huiqin on teaching wine appreciation in China for 10+ years
~ Professor Ma Huiqin started a wine appreciation course in 1998 at China Agricultural University in Beijing. Except for a three-year break, when she was …
Parker in Peking flashback: The man, the visit, the poster…
By Jim Boyce It’s been more than four years since Robert Parker made his first — and only — visit to Beijing, a trip that …
New wine show math in Shanghai: ProWein + FHC China = ProWine China
~ By Jim Boyce Messe Düsseldorf, organizer of the massive ProWein wine fair in Germany, and China International Exhibitions (CIE), organizer of Food and Hospitality …
Michel Rolland to China wine industry: Work on your vineyards
~ By Jim Boyce Focus on the vineyards. That is the advice winemaker and consultant Michel Rolland had for China’s wine industry during a series …
English sparkling wine in China: Will Chapel Down fight its way in?
~ By Jim Boyce Perhaps not quite yet. But Chapel Down sparkling wine from Kent did make an appearance at the White Collar Boxing event …
In China’s Outback: Australian Lilian Carter on making wine in Xinjiang
~ By Jim Boyce This fall, Lillian Carter started her second China adventure when she headed to Xinjiang winery Wang Zhong, a six-hour drive south …
Gamay-zing: Four Beaujolais Nouveau parties in Beijing and Shanghai
~ By Nicolas Carre That time of year is here again: the launch of Beaujolais Nouveau. For some, the parties are a novelty and a …
Grand Croupier: Chinese Roulette and Bordeaux Wine in Wuhan
~ Long-time Grape Wall contributor Nicolas Carre provides these photos from a wine bar called Ruby Club in the city of Wuhan where you can …
‘Awesometon’: Photo essay of Brit breaking wine glass holding record in Beijing
“He isn’t human!” screamed someone* on Saturday afternoon as Philip Osenton held 51 wine glasses in one hand at the Hilton Beijing. I first saw …