Jeff Gao: Why Chinese buy Bordeaux, wines for beginners, and more
By Jim Boyce – Jeffrey Gao is a BD executive with a global IP networking technology firm, but his passion lies with wine and music …
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Charles Carrard on wine distribution in China: Shifts, prospects, the “dumping ground” mindset, and more
By Jim Boyce – Charles Carrard is the director of north China for French Wine Paradox, which handles about 500 different wines in China, employs …
‘Bad Boy’ Jean-Luc Thuvenin: Man versus mud, making wine in China, and more
By Jim Boyce – Chateau Valandraud‘s Jean-Luc Thuvenin, the first to create controversial “garage” wines (vin de garage) in the 1990s in Bordeaux and later …
Wine Word: Consumer Brian Yao
By Jim Boyce Wine consumer Brian Yao hails from southern China but has lived in Beijing for about 8 years and has worked in the …
Old drops: Patricio de la Fuente Saez on 1831 Yquem, century-old shipwreck Champagne & more
By Jim Boyce On Monday, I posted the first part of an interview with Patricio de la Fuente Saez, managing director of Links Concept, about …
Wine Word: ‘Wine is Beautful’ blogger Rebecca Leung
By Jim Boyce Hong Kong-based Rebecca Leung is author of the Wine is Beautiful blog, has written about wine for numerous print publications, hosts an …
Wine Word: Patricio de la Fuente Saez of Links Concept
By Jim Boyce In late November, I met Patricio de la Fuente Saez, managing director of Links Concept, which expanded its China presence by opening …
Wine Word: Top Cellar GM Julien Bonnard
By Jim Boyce Wine importer and retailer Top Cellar started business about two years ago in Beijing. I talked to GM Julien Bonnard about the …
Wine Word: Fermentation author Tom Wark
By Jim Boyce Tom Wark is author of Fermentation, which comes with the tag line, “A blog set inside the world of wine public relations …
Wine Word: Gelipu head Danny Wu
Danny Wu is head of GELIPU (GLP), a Beijing-based company that distributes Australian wines and is involved in a retail outlet. I asked him about …