Pinot smackdown: Sequoia holds first in a series of tastings
By Jim Boyce Last Friday night’s wine tasting at Sequoia Café focused on Pinot Noir, with four choices from Torres China. Sequoia’s Frank Siegel plans …
Update: decanter.com reports on Customs investigation of wine importers
By Jim Boyce A March 18 decanter.com story reports that ASC Fine Wines has denied it faces a major fine and deportation of company directors …
Interview: Wine ‘antisnob’ Tim Hanni
By Jim Boyce | Tim Hanni, one of the first two Americans to become a Master of Wine, has gone from someone who once “‘completely looked down …
Update: Chinese Customs investigating wine importers
By Jim Boyce As reported last week, Chinese Customs continues to inquire into the import declarations of wine importers. Investigators, in what appears to be …
Customs investigating wine importers II – ASC releases statement
By Jim Boyce ASC Fine Wines has released a statement about inquiries into the company by Chinese customs. The obvious question: what is meant by …
Tasting notes: The Wine Republic soft launch
By Jim Boyce Wine importer and distributor The Wine Republic held its soft launch at Café Europa in Beijing last Wednesday. The company is a …
Beijing Wine Club: Wake up and smell the Chianti
By Jim Boyce I’d rather not return to this topic, given my post in December, but I wish the Beijing Wine Club would get its …
Chinese Customs investigating wine importers
By Grape Wall of China Four contributors to Grape Wall of China have talked to sources in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing who report that …
Job wanted: Portugal-based wine professional seeks Hong Kong, Macao position
A reader recently contacted Grape Wall about working in China. Here are the details:Â Portugal-based wine professional seeks position with a wine importer and/or distributor …
Wet your whistle: Upcoming Beijing wine events
By Jim Boyce Upcoming Beijing tastings March 12, 7 PM, Cafe Europa, RMB150 Mount Langi Ghiran tasting, by The Wine Republic; four wines with “tasting …