Wine Word – Frankie Zhao of Pro-Wine
By Jim Boyce Frankie Zhao, founder of market research and promotion company Pro-Wine Training & Consultancy, has been active in China’s wine scene for nearly …
Year: 2008
Make room Napa, here comes Nava
By Jim Boyce File this one under, “Missing the forest for the trees.” Or perhaps, “Missing the grapes for the leaves.” Who’d have thunk a …
Friday food fight: Scorpions on a stick
By Jim Boyce If nothing else, food and wine pairing makes for fun research. To this end, I will post a photo of a Chinese …
Wine word – Arcy Yin of Food & Wine magazine
By Jim Boyce Arcy Yin has been wine editor at Food & Wine since the magazine was launched by the Trends Group in 2006. I …
Wine word – Grape talk in China and beyond
By Jim Boyce As a wine drinker, I love to hear as many voices as possible, including those of wine writers, consumers, distributors, makers and …
Wine Word – Natalie MacLean, author of Red, White, And Drunk All Over
 [Note: In honor of Canada’s national day, this is the second of two posts today with a “Canuck†theme.] By Jim Boyce Sommelier and wine …
Fire and ice wine: Hell hath no fury like Canucks scorned
[Note: In honor of Canada’s national day, this is the first of two posts today with a “Canuck” theme.] By Jim Boyce The Friday night …
Tasting time: Beijing
Upcoming Beijing wine-related events Thursday, June 26, LAN, 7 PM, RMB280 Lafite wine from France, Chile, Argentina; RSVP with Jennifer Zhang at 6562-1800, x102 / …
Wine word – Penfolds Chief Wine Maker Peter Gago
By Jim Boyce As well as launching a new bottle sticker for Penfolds wines on May 22, chief wine maker Peter Gago sat down for …
Save your fen: Dinners with Daniel Boulud, Robert Joseph, Pascal Barbot, and more
By Jim Boyce Look under the bed, search the wardrobe and dig behind the sofa cushions because you might need every fen you have for …