About Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城
Launched in 2007, Grape Wall covers the China wine market. Expect everything from tastings and winery visits to trade news and ‘Q&8s‘ with winemakers, retailers, …
Extensive & Expensive: A Dive into China’s Top Wine Lists
China’s Wine List of the Year Awards are due out on October 19: I surveyed the six finalists from venues in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai …
Sales game-changer? Wines of Germany, Little Red Book partner in China
Jeuce Huang of Taste Communications, and the marketing director for Wines of Germany in China, dropped news about a potential sales game-changer when she appeared …
Grace x Bruichladdich: Chinese Winery Meets Scottish Distillery
China’s Grace Vineyard and Scotland’s Bruichladdich Distillery have collaborated on a series of whiskies. Grace Vineyard, with wineries in Shanxi and Ningxia, provided 100 barrels …
Taste Test: China vs The World in Hong Kong
It was China vs The World at a Hong Kong tasting last week, with James Suckling and senior editor / China wine critic Shuai Zekun leading …
Risk, Red Tape & Regrets: One Man’s China Wine Dream
(This Q&8 first appeared in the Grape Wall Newsletter. Sign up for free here.) Frustration with local farmers and foreign consultants. The soul-destroying cases of …
Andiamo! Italian Wine Connects in China
When I attend wine roadshows in Beijing, I find them heavy with “regulars”—event chasers who are at a different tasting every day but help make …
Keep Spreading the News: More Chinese Wines Head for New York
More Chinese wines are heading for New York. As reported here and here, the first batch from six wineries arrived in April. And despite concerns about relatively high …
Oh Natural! Raw Wine, Wine to Asia Partner for 2026
I’m a fan of trade fair Wine to Asia in Shenzhen because it goes beyond simply selling booth space to featuring intriguing themes like Living …
China Wine Sales: Beyond Time & East Meets West Partner
Crazy-busy wine consultant Deng Zhongxiang in Ningxia just posted he will exclusively distribute his personal brand Beyond Time in Hong Kong and Macau with importer …