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 …
Ni Hao-Bonjour Sip & Nibble: Pairing 9 Chinese wines and 9 French cheeses in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Two weeks ago, I dropped off my severely damaged computer at a repair shop near Chaoyang Park West Gate in Beijing and …
Cited for speeding: Is China seeing a slowdown in bottled wine imports?
By Jim Boyce Has China’s high-speed growth in bottled wine imports hit a road bump? First-quarter data from China Customs and talks with four industry …
Raising the glass: Inner Mongolia winery Hansen fights fakes via bottle design
Chateau Hansen is based in Inner Mongolia and is among the nation’s more interesting wineries to watch. I met wine maker Bruno Paumard recently with fellow …
Three wine bars for Beijing’s Sanlitun: Everwines, Veloce, California Grapes Int’l
By Jim Boyce Look for plenty of cork popping and screw top twisting in Beijing this summer as at least three wine bars are in …
Eastern exposure: Bar Neuf, Imperial Horse and eight Ningxia wineries in Nanjing
Earlier this week, I helped organize a wine contest in Nanjing that included entries from eight operations in Ningxia. I’ll have more details soon, including the …