Fighting fakes | A guide to buying wine in China
China-based Jonathan Dahan recently posted a WeChat primer on dodgy wines in this country, including how to avoid them. Read on for both market insights …
China blend | Making Marselan with Tong Lili
Last October, I was lucky enough to make my own Marselan-based wine. And also fortunate to finally taste that blend during our World Marselan Day …
‘Things are totally out of control’ |Q&A with wine ‘antisnob’ Tim Hanni
I first met Tim Hanni when he visited Beijing just after The Wall Street Journal labeled him as the wine “antisnob.” I organized a dinner …
Stats | Aussie wine exports to China fall 43% in March
Australian wine exports to China saw a sharp fall in March, with it still too early to tell the full impact of the coronavirus crisis, …
Raise a glass | Third World Marselan Day is next week
Will Marselan do for China what Malbec did for Argentina, Pinotage for South Africa and Shiraz for Australia? A growing number of people see Marselan …
‘Wine can be McDonald’s, wine can be Michelin’ | Q&A with Wang Shenghan aka Lady Penguin
Wang Shenghan aka Lady Penguin is a powerful force in China’s wine scene, with her energetic videos, strong sales and over two million fans on …
Mama quarantina! Q&A with Veronafiere China’s Simone Incontro
Simone Incontro, the head of Veronafiere for China, returned from Italy in late March. His plane was diverted from Beijing to Tianjin, where he was …
Ben Fu fighters | TWE wins Penfolds trademark case in China
It’s been a newsworthy week for Treasury Wine Estates (TWE). Today, the Australia-based company announced it finally successfully registered the trademark Ben Fu / 奔富, …
A Beijing success story, virus crisis wine trends, 2020 import customs data & more
[This is my newest Grape Wall newsletter, sent last night, April 6. I planned to release this content as a series of blog posts here …
Fair game | Chengdu’s CFDF is back on, slated for late May
Organizers of the China Food & Drinks Fair / Tang Jiu Hui announced today that the event, widely deemed China’s most important wine exhibition, will be …