About Grape Wall of China 葡萄围城
Launched in 2007, Grape Wall covers the China wine market: everything from tastings and winery visits to trade news and ‘Q&8s‘ with winemakers, retailers, critics …
China Wine Trends: Is Orange the New Red?
(This post first appeared in the free grape wall newsletter. Sign up here.) Is orange wine the new red wine? Grape Wall newsletter recently made …
Double Dragon: China Wine Market Lessons, 2012 vs 2024
Year of the Dragon departs in ten weeks and then Year of the Snake slithers in. China’s zodiac has 12 signs, a cycle of a dozen years, and contrasting Dragon v2012 …
High on Wine: The Rise of Thousand-Dollar Bottles in China
“For our new store, our wine list only sells Chinese labels.I didn’t expect that after only three days of business,the most expensive wines on the …
World wine club: China is the OIV’s newest member
China officially became a member of the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV), an intergovernmental group that “provides grape and wine producing and consuming …
China’s Hutong Winemaker: Three Decades of Daring Wines
A stranger contacted me six years ago about the wines he makes in Beijing’s traditional alleyways–the hutongs–near The Forbidden City. I was at first intrigued …
Tour Time: German Grapes, Hungarian Grapes & The Best China Flight Ever?
Grapes from Hungary and Germany. Two sparkling surprises. A 15-year flight of a top-ten China wine. And more. Sometimes you visit a winery and expect one …
China Wine Press August-September 2024
[This content first appeared in the free Grape Wall of China newsletter. Subscribe here.] The Grape Wall Press A Regularly Updated Roundup of China Wine …
Crazy Rain: Ningxia Faces Its Biggest Wine Crisis
(A version of this post first appeared in my free grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.) As citizens across China celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival earlier …
Drink or Else? Serve Only China Wine for National Day, says ex-Hong Kong Leader
[This post first appeared in my free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] Former head of Hong Kong Leung Chun-Ying has called for all government and private …
Lightning in a Bottle: Wine & Inspiration in China
[This post first appeared in my free Grape Wall newsletter. Sign up here.] How to inspire wine consumers? It’s one of the biggest questions facing …