Ningxia terroir: Shocking dinner with Winemaker Deng
The most shocking thing at a recent wine dinner with Deng Zhongxiang wasn’t that he consults for a whopping eight wineries in Ningxia. Or that …
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Double down: Grape Wall & Merchants host Marselan fests in Beijing & Shanghai
Good wine, good music, good weather, good people. That all added up to good vibes at this year’s World Marselan Day party on April 22 …
Sommeli-eh? Canada launches sommelier contest for China
By Jim Boyce | Did you know that Canada has over 650 wineries? Or that the province of Ontario produces two-thirds of the nation’s wine? …
O say can you see? Blind tasting with California Wine Institute
By Jim Boyce | Students perched in front of glasses perched on place mats that identify the wine in each vessel. That’s the typical wine class, …
Beijing wine jobs | Sales managers at Jebsen, CHEERS
By Jim Boyce | No money, no funny, they say, so it’s not surprising to see wine job listings in China are often about sales, …
China wine jobs | Regional sales manager at Roque in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Roque Fine Wines is seeking a regional sales manager for its Beijing office. Established in 2014 and self-described as having a …
Pure Discovery China | New Zealand wine road for Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai & Guangzhou
By Jim Boyce | Four cities in continental China will be part of a New Zealand “road show” this year that, not surprisingly, features plenty …
Beijing jobs | New restaurant & wine bar seeks assistant manager
By Jim Boyce | I wrote last month that importer and distributor Paradox will open a French restaurant and wine bar in Beijing, a sibling …
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 …
Wine Word | Robert Parker in Beijing
By Jim Boyce | Making his first visit to continental China, critic Robert Parker led 50 people on a “trade tasting” of eight wines in …