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 …
Breakage in Beijing: Can Osenton shatter the world record for holding wine glasses?
After a wine tasting at Revue du Vin yesterday, Philip Osenton casually mentioned he can hold a lot of glasses in one hand. How many? …
Duck, duck… goose egg? China’s food and wine pairing study stirs pot
A group of wine professors in Beijing has finished a two-year study that might have major implications for the world wine trade. The group’s mission: …
Grape Wall Q&A: Wine Enthusiast’s Adam Strum on YesMyWine partnership, China mag
By Jim Boyce U.S.-based publisher Wine Enthusiast and China-based online retailer YesMyWine recently agreed to team up on a digital magazine and a wine accessories …
Grape Wall Q&A: Decanter’s Sarah Kemp talks about Asia Wine Awards
By Jim Boyce Decanter announced today that it will launch a new competition, the Asia Wine Awards, on May 29 during Vinexpo Asia-Pacific. I asked …
Decanter to launch Asia Wine Awards; Spurrier, Lee to co-chair
London-based Decanter, known for its annual World Wine Awards, announced today that it will hold a sibling competition this year called the Asia Wine Awards. …