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 …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Panel: Mihalis Boutaris, Lilian Carter, Li Demei, Liz Thach and Mireia Torres
~ By Jim Boyce After the deadline for entering the Ningxia Wine Challenge — at 5 PM on July 27 — all of CVs and …
Ningxia Wine Challenge: Site hacked, contest goes on, details here
~ By Jim Boyce Recent visitors to the Ningxia Wine Challenge website might have noticed that the pacifying photo of grape vines has been replaced …
Ningxia Wine Challenge: Details of applying
By Jim Boyce The region of Ningxia in northwest China will fund ten foreign winemakers to visit and practice their craft this fall as part …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Winemaker Emma Gao on lessons learned, grape sourcing and Cabernet Gernischt
By Jim Boyce Emma Gao is the winemaker at Silver Heights, a family-owned operation that she runs with her father and sister in Ningxia and …
Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Professor Ma Huiqin on grapes, marketing and more
By Jim Boyce Professor Ma Huiqin of China Agricultural University is not only an expert on wine marketing and grape molecular biology, but also for …