Flashback from France: A look at Vinexpo 2009
By Yvonne Chiong Life and wine move in tandem: When you have lots of money, you can find the best wines to drink, and when …
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Palette Vino in Beijing: Cozy confines, good wines, superb prices
By Jim Boyce As I am a fan of the Palette Wines portfolio and of enjoying a few bottles with friends in cozy hutong surroundings, …
Vintage tasting: City Weekend surveys Beijing’s wine scene… in 1998
By Jim Boyce A few weeks ago, I popped into Jenny Lou’s gourmet shop near Chaoyang Park and counted around 100 different sparkling wines. One …
Lessons learned: Training 2,000 restaurant workers in China
By Yvonne Chiong Since my last post, I have completed more than 30 two-hour training sessions with restaurant employees in China – all over …
New to town: Getting started as a Shanghai sommelier II
By Yvonne Chiong This is the second of two posts by Yvonne Chiong about her move to China to be a sommelier and her early …
New to town: Getting started as a Shanghai sommelier
By Yvonne Chiong This is the first of two posts by Yvonne Chiong about her move to China to be a sommelier and her early …
Joining the bunch: Yvonne Chiong
Yet another wine lover is joining our group of contributors at Grape Wall of China, a nonprofit site that provides info and opinions about the country’s …