Wine picks: Some end-of-summer specials
By Frankie Zhao As we near the end of summer weather in China, here are a few wines to try before things cool down. At …
Year: 2008
Match points: ICCCW pairing guide for wine and Chinese food
By Jim Boyce We ate and drank, ate and drank, ate and drank, then ate and drank some more – all in the name of …
Wine Word: Danny Kane, manager of Aria, China World Hotel
By Jim Boyce Danny Kane is manager of Aria, the China World Hotel restaurant and bar that is a perennial favorite when it comes to …
September in Shandong: Yantai International Wine Festival
By Jim Boyce Shandong is slated to hold its second Yantai International Wine Festival from September 23 to 30. The first three days include “The …
Joining the bunch: John Gai, Palette Wines
John Gai is joining the group of contributors at Grape Wall of China, a nonprofit site that brings wine consumers, distributors, makers, academics and consultants …
Macau discards wine tax
By Jim Boyce Decanter reports that gambling hotspot Macau scrapped its 15 percent tax on wine, just months after Hong Kong took similar measures, though …
Friday food fight: Dirt
By Jim Boyce All right, it’s Friday afternoon and I can’t access any of my photos of Chinese dishes, so I’m stretching to cover a …
Wine word: Jean-Michel Cazes, Chateau Lynch-Bages
By Jim Boyce I have been fortunate over the past year to taste a world of wines with fellow consumers and to meet some of …
Global glutonny: The World Series of Wine
By Jim Boyce, Break out the baseball bats wine glasses as China World Hotel gets set to hold The World Series of Wine. The series …
Joining the bunch: Frankie Zhao, Pro-Wine Training & Consultancy
Frankie Zhao is joining the group of contributors at Grape Wall of China, a site that brings wine consumers, distributors, makers, academics and consultants together …