By / buy the case: Carrefour 2008 April Wine Fair
By Jim Boyce The Shuang Jing branch of Carrefour in Beijing launched its 2008 April Wine Fair last Thursday. The event drew a sizable crowd …
Month: April 2008
Uncorking nine Chinese wines in Beijing / 四个外国人对9款ä¸å›½è‘¡è„é…’çš„å“评
By Ma Huiqin Here is a Chinese translation of the article “Taste test: Uncorking nine Chinese wines in Beijing“, which saw Lawrence Osborne and James …
Screw it? Video conference with Wolf Blass, George Samios
By Jim Boyce After Australian Embassy staff checked my bag, passed me through a metal detector, and gave me a cavity search (OK, scratch the …
Grape press: South Africa, Chile, New Zealand, and France
By Jim Boyce Some links to a bunch of news stories linked to China’s wine sector: Chile and China signed a “free trade service trade …
Travel with wine, trouble with wine
By Huiqin Ma My friend and wine maker Charles was stopped at Yantai airport in Shandong Province last week. The reason: security found more than …
Grape Wall: Now available in Chinese, Spanish, French, and German!
Kind of… I added the “babelfish” application. Click one of the flags on the panel and “babelfish” will machine-translate this Web page into that country’s …
Carrefour (Beijing) wine fair begins today
By Jim Boyce Carrefour kicks off its 2008 Beijing April Wine Fair today at its Shuang Jing store. From 6 PM to midnight, there is …
China Customs investigation: ASC Managing Partner out of detention
By Jim Boyce As noted here on March 13, Chinese Customs has been investigating wine importers to see if they have under-declared the value of …
Lessons learned: Training 2,000 restaurant workers in China
By Yvonne Chiong Since my last post, I have completed more than 30 two-hour training sessions with restaurant employees in China – all over …
Tasting time: Beijing
By Jim Boyce Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Thursday, April 10, 8 PM, Palette Vino Shunyi Inaugural live jazz performance, RSVP with Leo at 8046-4461 Thursday, …