Viewing notes: Vinexpo 2012 Watch, plus Wine Future Hong Kong refresher
The stunning high-tech design of this blog might suggest that Grape Wall of China is flush with cash. It isn’t. Thus, I won’t be heading …
Décision 2012: RVF to reveal top Chinese wines at Vinexpo in Hong Kong
By Jim Boyce The China edition of French magazine La Revue du Vin de France (RVF) held a blind tasting of 97 Chinese wines in …
Monster waves of Spanish fruit: Grandes Pagos de Espana wine tasing in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Beijing saw an afternoon of Tempranillo, Albarino and breaded pork puffs as 25 Spanish vintners gathered last Monday in the Peninsula Hotel …
Vintage notes: Robert Parker on the Great Wall of China
By Jim Boyce Four years ago this weekend, I set a personal record—one that still stands today—for most money spent on a wine event, when …
Bar Veloce: Funky grapes and functional design in Sanlitun South
I went to new wine bar Veloce in 1949: The Hidden City for a drink last night. I have to admit, I was flagging a …
Summer of wine in Sanlitun: Veloce and Ole on the south side
By Jim Boyce Look for it to be a summer of wine in the Sanlitun and Workers Stadium areas in Beijing, with bars and shops …
Kiwis and gooseberries: Villa Maria event at Pudao Wines in Beijing
By Jim Boyce That’s a “lightly” sparkling Sauvignon Blanc, bottled under screw cap, from New Zealand operation Villa Maria. The pressure in the bottles is …
Heavy medals: Nine China wines recognized at 2012 International Wine Challenge
By Jim Boyce Given how much I have written over the past year about the Decanter World Wine Awards, it seems high time to look …
Decanter Wine Awards: 17 wines, 9 producers in China receive regional recognition
By Jim Boyce Last year, China’s Helan Qing Xue rocked and shocked, stirred and shook, the wine world when its Jia Bei Lan firs took …
Wine media: Decanter to launch China site, says consumer-always focus is ‘fact’
For the past 5,000 five years, I have heard regular rumors in Beijing wine circles that Decanter will launch a print edition here in simplified …