Private labels: Wine bar owners head to China’s vineyards
“Images of vineyards beneath blue skies, of grape-stained hands at a sorting line; of vividly colored must; of tired but happy people sharing meals after …
Down Under down: Australia wine exports to China reach new low
Wine imports from Down Under are down yet again. Just ahead of Australia PM Anthony Albanese’s visit to China this week, and just after China …
Ranking spanking: Ningxia tops Napa, Barossa & Burgundy
[This info originally appeared in the Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] There is a chill in the air these days, due to both the …
Wine & dine: Grace Vineyard has new restaurant distributor
Veteran China wine operation Grace Vineyard is teaming up with a new partner for restaurant sales. Hong Kong businessman C.K. Chan launched Grace Vineyard in Shanxi in …
Q&8: East Meets West founder Shirley Tan
East Meets West is celebrating its twentieth anniversary so I got in touch with founder Shirley Tan, who started the company in 2003, left in …
Corking News: Australia and China reach ‘wine deal’
Lots of headlines popping up Down Under the past few hours: ~ Per the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): Long story short, Australia aims to get …
Model teas: Lingering Clouds making five tea-infused Chardonnay pet-nats
Tea and wine. Two beverages involving complex tastes, terroirs and histories. One with a long enduring story in China and the other now emerging. It …
Master of What!? ‘Jancis’ wine on sale in China
Wine brand Jancis is back on the radar again in China, with an 80-percent discount on ‘Jancis Green Pine’ Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, just ahead of …
France-Spain alliance: B+D and Penin team up on Chinese wines in Beijing
In a market where so much wine info and ‘education’ hails from England, despite that country being a fringe producer, tasters from the Spanish guide …
Catch the Wave: Pre-sales of Ningxia Pet-Nat
Catch the wave! A Ningxia winery is doing pre-sales of its upcoming Malbec and Pinot Noir pet-nats. I’ve written before about the rise of “craft …