Wine job openings | Marketing, sales positions at DIVA China
By Jim Boyce | Beijing-based DIVA China, one of 15 worldwide offices in the Bordeaux-based DIVA network that connects producers with distributors and retailers, has …
Oliver Zhou of Vinehoo | Online retail, Shanghai customers and wine in China
By Jim Boyce | I recently talked to a bunch of trade people for a Shanghai retail story in Meininger’s Wine Business International. I could only …
Wine jobs in China | Winemakers wanted in Ningxia, Qinghai
By Jim Boyce | A pair of opportunities for adventurous wine-makers in China. Wineries in the Ningxia and Qinghai regions, both in the central party …
Trial by fire | From ‘failure’ to success, a case study of wine in China
By Jim Boyce | This isn’t the first and won’t be the last time I post about CHEERS given how fast the company is growing …
Au reverse | Bordeaux investor buys Chinese winery, sparks new trend
UPDATE: As those who read this post a few days ago know, this is an April Fool’s joke. By Jim Boyce | Given Chinese investors …
Meet the NWC winemakers | Gianpaolo Paglia of Italy
Gianpaolo Paglia of Italy is one of 48 participants in the two-year Ningxia Winemakers Challenge (NWC) that started in September of 2015 and that pairs foreign winemakers with …
The Italian Job | Rory Quirk of CruItaly’s wine strategy in China
By Jim Boyce Three years ago, IT company Xiao Fu Ecommerce Group saw an opportunity to promote not only wines but also coffee, fashion, home …
Meet the NWC winemakers | Chris Sargeant of Australia
Chris Sargeant of Australia is one of 48 candidates from 18 nations participating in the Ningxia Winemakers Challenge, a two-year program that officially started on September …
Meet the NWC winemakers | Maria Isabel Tapia of Chile
Maria Isabel Tapia of Chile is one of 48 candidates who traveled to China this month for the Ningxia Winemakers Challenge, a two-year project that …
Australian Natural | Ross Tan and Nick van Leeuwen on organic wine, ‘affordable luxury’ and why everyone loves the pig
Ross Tan and Nick van Leeuwen of Australian Natural have spent most of their first year in business relentlessly promoting their organic and biodynamic wines in …