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 …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Taste of the Nations: The Sequel
By Jim Boyce After Torres China organized Taste of the Nations last November, Beijing consumers found other local wine distributors lining up a good portion …
Update: Grape Wall – The Interviews
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 …
Beijing wine bar boom: Shunyi, China View, The Place, Gongti West
Wine shops continue to pop up about the city. Here are a few recent additions – and more are on the way. The Cellar Lounge …