Beijing wine notes: coal, exhaust… and is that a hint of asbestos?
– By Jim Boyce Like a mysterious fog slowly drifting in from the Grand Banks… like a heavy morning haze that like an unwanted guest …
All I want for Christmas is… a sommelier
– By Jim Boyce According to the The Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan has created the first “robot sommelier.” This might make for a stocking stuffer… if you …
Chinese wine, vintage 393 BC
– By Jim Boyce The China Daily reports that 2400-year-old wine has been discovered in Shaanxi province. “Local archaeologists said they unearthed a sealed bronze pot …
Holiday warm-up: 100 wines for 100 kuai, and more
Here are a few wine tastings over the next few days to get you warmed up for Christmas: December 22 Let the holiday spirit pour …
Pruning in Beijing: The battle against cold
– By Alain Leroux One of the big challenges of making wine in Beijing is pruning the vines. Due to the warmer weather this year, …
Launched: Greater China Sherry Association
– By Jim Boyce and Campbell Thompson The Greater China Sherry Wine Association held its inaugural Beijing event one month ago. A dozen Beijing-based wine …
Small haul in Beijing: Hot, moist weather affects production
– By Alain Leroux We didn’t have a lot of grapes this year at Taillan. The main problem is that I left for a three-week …
Beijing Wine Club: Second anniversary party this Saturday
The Beijing Wine Club will hold its second anniversary and wine awards on December 15 at Sequoia Café (Guanghua Road). The party gets started at …
How can I sell my wines in China? Part 5
– By Dan Siebers This is part 5 of 5. See also part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4.In part 4, I talked about brands …
Good Fallows: In China, writer finds message in the bottle
I spotted a post by James Fallows (The Atlantic Monthly) about buying an 11.8 RMB bottle of “China Red Wine.” His comment, “How bad can it be?” …