Excellence in the Garden of Delights
It seems China World Hotel’s Aria isn’t the only local establishment being recognized by Wine Spectator. Wangfujing-based Garden of Delights – which has one of …
Wine Spectator ranks Aria’s wine high
Word has it that China World Hotel bar Aria will be recognized in Wine Spectator magazine’s August issue as having one of the world’s best …
Glass act: Bordeaux-style beauties for 10 kuai
All you need is wine… Faced with a wine tasting in my home in two days and a glass collection devastated since that last purchase …
Winery tour: Taillan in photos
Pictures, pictures, pictures – that’s my friend Kraft-D’s advice for this blog. Last night, I dug up a few dozen from a November 2005 trip …
A taste of Australia
I popped over to The Wine Cellar (Henderson Center, 3F) and met Garry Anderson, who is with both Auswine Alliance and Beijing GLP, which are …
Interview: “The Frank”
Some know him for opening one of Beijing’s first non-hotel bars – the creatively named Frank’s Place (1990). Some know him for his later establishment …
Media: “Shanxi takes on wine world”
Thanks to GS for forwarding a South China Morning Post article about China’s Grace Vineyard – Shanxi takes on wine world – by Mark Graham (registration …
Big draw at Big 9
The first two times I went to Big 9, it was emptier than a bottle of Veuve Cliquot at my friend E-Salt’s house after New …
Salzburg Showdown: Kracher Vs. Schandl
Oliver Sedlinger, Stefan Fleischer, his friend Vera and I tried some Austrian wines a few weeks ago. (Disclosure: Oliver’s friend makes the Schandl wines tried …
Fine monkey wine
You can teach monkeys many things, but I doubt that making booze is among them. It’s something they need to discover on their own. (By …