Taste test | Lu Yang is first Master Sommelier from China
By Jim Boyce | Lu Yang has become the first master sommelier from China. Hong Kong-based Lu, the corporate director of wine for Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts during …
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Vintage report | The China wine workshop of 2007
By Jim Boyce | Few things have influenced my China wine outlook more than a workshop held ten years ago this week in Beijing. At …
20 years, 20 questions | Judy Chan of Grace Vineyard
By Jim Boyce | Founded in 1997, Grace Vineyard in Shanxi is arguably the most important winery of the millennium in China. Grace has consistently created a …
New twist | Kanaan plans to bottle white wines under screw cap
By Jim Boyce | Every time I hear someone claim Chinese consumers will never accept screw caps, I remember similar statements about coffee (Starbucks, anyone?), …
Sommeli-eh? Canada launches sommelier contest for China
By Jim Boyce | Did you know that Canada has over 650 wineries? Or that the province of Ontario produces two-thirds of the nation’s wine? …
Heart of rock ‘n’ roll | Rest in peace, Patricio de la Fuente Saez
Life gets a lot less complicated if you surround yourself with people you like. —Patricio de la Fuente Saez Patricio de la Fuente Saez died …
China Wineaversary | Grape Wall Turns Ten Today
By Jim Boyce | And just like that, Grape Wall of China is ten years old. The site officially launched on this day in 2007 and has …
Les miserables? | RVF’s annual China wine tasting is a reality check
Note: This is adapted from an article I wrote for the Chinese edition of La Revue du Vin de France. By Jim Boyce | It’s …
Torres turns 20 | Why it’s my favorite wine distributor in China
By Jim Boyce | Torres China is celebrating its twentieth birthday this year. I’ve dealt with lots of distributors during the past dozen years—some friendly, some …
China Wine Press | Changyu buys three Chilean wineries, California-China links, Geoff Raby wine
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. Some press coverage of that drama. Compiled by J. Boyce I recently posted that …