Rare China wine dinners: 1968 Beerenauslese and 2010 Erguotou
~ Call me cocky but I’m claiming a recent wine dinner I attended was the first to include a 1968 Austrian Beerenauslese, an organic Israeli …
Carrefour Fall Wine Fair in Beijing: Free samples + BYOG
~ The fall edition of the biannual Beijing ritual known as the Carrefour Wine Fair is slated for October 14 to October 16 in the …
Jia Bei Lan wine in Beijing: One bottle, 22 tasters
~ Lots of people have asked about Jia Bei Lan Cabernet Dry Red 2009 since it won a Decanter award a few weeks ago. As …
It’s on! Hong Kong Wine Future 2011 vs Grape Wall of China Challenge 2011
– By Jim Boyce On November 8, many of the wine world’s biggest names — Robert Parker, Jancis Robinson, Miguel Torres, Michel Rolland, and dozens more …
Wine in China: Torres now handling Uruguay brand Pisano
– Torres China recently added Uruguay brand  Pisano to its wine portfolio. At the company’s recent Taste of the Nations event in Beijing, which includes ~150 …
DRC in the PRC: Rare Burgundy is top drop at Hong Kong auctions
– By Jim Boyce Given the number of billionaire wine aficionados who read this blog, I feel a post on the Hong Kong auction scene …
End of debate: Jamie Goode cuts blog post about Chinese wine
By Jim Boyce British wine writer Jamie Goode has deleted a blog post that concerned 1) Decanter magazine giving Jia Bei Lan Cabernet Red 2009 an “international …
China winery visit: Six photos from Helan Qing Xue in Ningxia
By Jim Boyce I accompanied Li Demei and Ch’ng Poh Tiong this week on a winery tour of Xinjiang and Ningxia, which included stops at …
Finding Jiabeilan: Award-winning Chinese wine yet to sign with distributor
Ever since English magazine Decanter validated* Chinese wine Jiabeilan by giving it an “international trophy“– the first for a wine from this country — at …
Wine-wine situation in Beijing: Torres and Tri-Nations tasting on Saturday
There will be plenty of popping and pouring on Saturday afternoon as two major wine tastings are on the schedule. Torres China will hold its …