Ningxia Wine Awards: Helan Qing Xue, Xi Xia King take top honors
By Jim Boyce Ten judges spent last Friday morning sniffing, sipping, spitting and scoring more than three dozen wines from Ningxia during a tasting in …
Wine brands in China: Jia Bei Lan vs Jia Bai Lun
By Jim Boyce The Chinese wine Jia Bei Lan rose to fame last year when it won an “international trophy” at the Decanter World Wine …
Ningxia wine awards: Jancis Robinson, Huiqin Ma among judges of 49-bottle contest in Yinchuan
A mix of wine judges from China and abroad will gather this week to taste 49 wines made in region of Ningxia. The judges will …
Are you going to San Francisco? California Grapes holds test-run of Beijing wine shop
By Jim Boyce The polished cement floor is meant to evoke San Francisco Bay, the large round lights to evoke the Golden Gate Bridge, the …
Cabernet Ger-what? Waitrose in London stocks Chinese wine from Changyu
UK supermarket chain Waitrose has added its first Chinese wine, a Cabernet Gernischt from Changyu, one of the China’s top three producers in terms of …
Pisano on the patio: Torres China opens first Everwines branch in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Torres China, which distributes wine from 16 nations and handles two of this country’s top brands — Grace Vineyards and Silver Heights …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Winemaker Craig Grafton of Helan Mountain
In the lead up to the Ningxia Wine Challenge, we are posting some expert views of this region of China, including from professor Ma Huiqin …
OIV in Ningxia: President Quini, Director-General Castellucci to visit Yinchuan in August
The Ningxia region of China will develop its ties to the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) when top officials from that intergovernmental group …
Ningxia Wine Challenge: The Expert Panel Selects Ten Candidates
By Jim Boyce The Ningxia Wine Challenge will fund ten winemakers to visit the Ningxia region, join harvest and make one red wine and one …
Ningxia Wine Challenge update: List of ten finalists coming soon…
By Jim Boyce Interest in the Ningxia Wine Challenge has been much stronger than expected. The organizers have received more than 50 applications from wine …