Q&8! Lorenzo Riccardi, Bill Liu & Simone Incontro on San Marino wine in China
San Marino might have a small population — just 34,000 citizens — but it also has an intriguing and long history, stretching nearly two millennia. …
China Wine Press ~ CFDF postponed; Ao Yun on Liv-Ex; Mystic Island, Xige & EMW
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. Some coverage of that drama. Compiled by J. Boyce Mystic Island just signed a …
Q&8 | Nicolas Billot-Grima of Stone & Moon
Nicolas Billot-Grima first made wine in China in 1987 and has consulted across the country ever since. In this Q&8, I ask him about the …
Q&8 | Liakos Constantino of Hellenic Agora
Liakos Constantinos, CMO and co-founder of Hellenic Agora Trading, overseas a portfolio of more than 100 Greek wine and spirit labels in China. In this …
Q&8 | Winemaker Liang Ning of Sweet Dew
Winemaker Liang Ning of Ningxia winery Gan Lu—Sweet Dew in English—is making a name for himself with Syrah and recently branched out with Petit Manseng …
Q&8 | Maria Teresa Romero Ponce of Stone & Moon
Chilean winemaker Maria Teresa Romero Ponce has made wine in three regions of China and is currently at Sun & Stone in Ningxia. In this …
Q&8 | Mariano Larrain Hurtado of La Cava
Mariano Larrain Hurtado has imported and sold Chilean wine in China for nearly a decade, including via his La Cava de Laoma shops. I asked …
Beijing’s Hutong Winemaker: Cabernet and Marselan, Ginseng and Oyster Shells
Tasty Bordeaux blends made in Beijing’s hutongs? A man named Zhang Bingzhai contacted me out of the blue a few years ago to say he was making …
China wine sales | East Meets West will rep Xige Estate
China-based wine importer / distributor East Meets West just announced it “signed an exclusive on-trade distribution agreement for Mainland of China” with Ningxia winery Xige …
Q&8 | Shuai Zekun of jamessuckling.com
Beijing-based Shuai Zekun is an associate editor for jamessuckling.com and reviews Chinese wines for the site. In this Q&8, I asked him about the difference …