Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Lilian Carter on working at Helan Mountain winery
By Jim Boyce To give some perspective to winemakers interested in applying for the Ningxia Wine Challenge, we are featuring some interviews with people involved …
China wine myths: Cheap labor, high taxes, export ambitions & more
(Posting this as a short break from helping with the Ningxia Wine Challenge. This region of China is paying for 10 foreign winemakers to visit …
China Wine Challenge ‘trophy’ winners: Silver Heights, Grace Vineyard & 9 more
By Jim Boyce The results of the China Wine Challenge were announced in a ballroom ceremony last week in Shanghai although the country’s vino-guzzling masses …
Beijing’s newest singles spot: Cru wine bar is a five-woman show
(Note: This post originally appeared on sibling blog Beijing Boyce.) By Jim Boyce When you hear a wine bar has opened in “the same building …
Wine writing in China: Professor and winemaker Li Demei launches book
~ By Jim Boyce Li Demei — who teaches at Beijing University of Agriculture, consults to wineries aound China, is active as a wine writer, …
Online wine retail in China: TasteV, Grace Vineyard and market price
By Jim Boyce Still on the topic of online wine retail, I raised the following issue on Weibo a while back but it is still bothering …
Online wine retail in China: What’s happening at yangjiu.com?
By Jim Boyce Update (07/23): I have been unable to reach yangjiu.com via any of the links on its website (the phone numbers are top …
Double pour: Wine Republic to hold Jia Bei Lan dinner at Jaan in Raffles Beijing
By Jim Boyce After Jia Bei Lan Dry Red 2009 won an “international award” at the Decanter World Wine Awards in London, a first for …
Make wine in China? Ningxia Wine Challenge to fund 10 foreign winemakers this fall
~ By Jim Boyce The government of Ningxia will invite 10 foreign winemakers to visit this fall and each make a red wine and a …
In with a (very loud) bang: Photo essay of Yantai International Wine Exposition opening in China
By Jim Boyce The opening of the Yantai International Wine Exposition started off as a brain-numbing exercise that involved the introduction of dozens of dignitaries …