The Wine Republic to distribute Jia Bei Lan in China
~ By Jim Boyce China-based importer and distributor The Wine Republic has reached a deal to handle the brand Jia Bei Lan from Ningxia-based winery …
Tóu to tête: Bordeaux-Ningxia Wine Challenge set for Wednesday in Beijing
~ The Ningxia-Bordeaux Wine Challenge will be held on Wednesday, December 14, in Beijing. Bordeaux wines have long held the highest status in China. Ningxia wines are …
Top news: Grace to use screw caps on entry-level red
Shanxi-based Grace Vineyard has been experimenting with screw caps for several years and has decided to use them for its entry-level red, says CEO Judy …
Hello Cabernet: Japan-based Enoteca expands presence in China
~ While in search of the new Hello Kitty restaurant late last week, I stumbled on what I believe is the first Beijing retail outlet …
Penfolds Bin 620: Available in Beijing from this week at rmb6840 per bottle
By Jim Boyce When Penfolds chose Shanghai for the launch of its ”Bin 620″ Cabernet-Shiraz 2008 last month, the first wine under that label since …
Not-so-idle speculation: Wine, scarcity and China
By Jim Boyce Four people have asked me in the past few weeks for info about how to buy from ten to fifty cases of …
Aussie wines in China: Moss Wood, Henschke, Hewitson, and more
~ By Jim Boyce Pudao Wines in Beijing held a free tasting of Australian wines on Saturday as writer Jeremy Oliver visited ahead of the …
China wine labels: Does ‘E-mail’ wine deserve save or delete?
~ Forget wine scores out of 20 or 100. Here’s a bottle of “E-mail” Dry Red Wine from Great Wall that you could simply designate …
Australia Wine Annual: Jeremy Oliver releases Chinese-language edition, to host Beijing events
Writer Jeremy Oliver is doing a series of events to launch the Chinese-language version of his 2012 Australian Wine Annual. In Beijing, Oliver will be …
Bidder up: Notes from a Bordeaux-heavy wine auction in Beijing
~ By Jim Boyce I went to a wine auction in Beijing on Saturday because: a) fellow Grape Wall guy Nicolas Carre invited me, b) …