Shattered in Beijing: Osenton holds 45 — update: 51 — wine glasses in one hand, breaks world record
Philip Osenton, who already twice today broke the world record for holding wine glasses in one wine, attempted to up the number in front of …
‘For (Wine) Lovers’: Virginia brands top competition, La Grange coming to China
Coming to China: A wine called La Grange from a place called Prince William County. While that might sound like an attempt to leverage one …
Long Finish: Stay in the Presidential Suite after Beijing Hilton’s Food & Wine Experience
~ By Jim Boyce Hilton Beijing will hold one of my favorite and one of the city’s longest-running annual booze events on October 27 when …
A Seating Change at ASC John Watkins new CEO, Don St. Pierre executive chair
China-based wine importer and distributor ASC has announced that John Watkins will take over as CEO from Don St. Pierre Jr, who will become executive …
Celebrity wines: Lady GaGamay, Syrah Elton John, Shaqteau O’Neal and more
Just a few wine brands with which savvy celebrities might cash in. You can find dozens more listed below — from Riesling Witherspoon to Barbera …
Tasting and touring in Ningxia: A dozen pics from Jancis Robinson’s China trip
~ By Jim Boyce Fans of UK wine critic Jancis Robinson might well have seen her four posts about a recent trip to the Ningxia …
Australian wine in China: Michael Fragos of Chapel Hill visits Beijing
~ By Jim Boyce If you are starting to think this blog is almost always about Ningxia, and that coverage of a Beijing visit by …
Brazilian wine in Beijing: 30+ bottles to try, plus China now top importer
By Jim Boyce Late to taste, last to leave. That sums up a recent Wines of Brasil event I attended in Beijing. I found out …
Yantai International Wine Exposition 2012: Nine photos from China
By Jim Boyce A few months ago, I went to the Yantai International Wine Exposition in Shandong province but managed only one post, a post …
Buy a bottle, get a glass: California Grapes in Beijing has two dozen options
Check this “try before you buy” menu at new wine bar and shop California Grapes in Sanlitun Soho. Customers have two dozen options by the …