Wine word: Starting small – DCT Wines owner Frederic Choux
By Jim Boyce Frederic and Barbara Choux with Christine Lagarde (right), former foreign trade minister and current finance minister for France, at a ceremony in …
Year: 2008
Wine word – Sixty minutes, twenty wine producers, one topic (China)
By Jim Boyce Winery reps gather in 1949’s Bollinger bar (photo: ASC) Representatives from some 20 wine producers participated in a Q&A session just ahead …
Tasting time: Upcoming Beijing events
Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Friday, June 6, Le Pre Lenotre (Sofitel Wanda Hotel), RMB998 Mas La Plana vertical tasting and dinner, with 1989, 2000, 2003, …
Translation: 罗伯特 – 帕克访谈录 / Robert Parker in Beijing
(Note: This translation my post on the May 26 trade tasting with Robert Parker, held in Beijing by ASC, was facilitated by Ma Huiqin, professor …
Global Wine Extravaganza: 100 wines, 150 kuai
By Jim Boyce Tasting wine in The Hidden City (photo: ASC) Beijing consumers tasted their way through more than 100 wines from 22 producers as …
Wine Word – Guy Wittich: 20 years in Taiwan
By Jim Boyce Guy Wittich (top right) leads a Rhone Valley wine tour. Guy Wittich, CEO of the European Chamber of Commerce in Taipei, has …
Enoteca: Set to pour wine all over The Place
By Jim Boyce Barring last-minute problems, Enoteca should open in The Place sometime this week, says Youngju Lee, a partner in the wine bar. The …
Hong Kong wine auction brings in 64 million
By Jim Boyce The wine auction held Saturday night in Hong Kong by Acker Merrall & Condit brought in HKD64 million (USD8.2 million), according to …
Acker et al auction in Hong Kong: Got a few million to spare?
By Jim Boyce If you enjoy wine and have some spare change, you might want to head to Hong Kong tomorrow for the first Asian …
‘Global Wine Extravaganza’ – 100 wines for 150 kuai
By Jim Boyce I wrote it before and I will write it again: consumers in Beijing enjoy amazing value when it comes to wine tasting. …