Our man in Nanning | Julien Boulard on ‘second-tier’ cities, ’98 Bordeaux
By Jim Boyce | Based in the southern city of Nanning, Julien Boulard steadily became a force in China’s wine scene this past decade as head …
Spanish Pasion in China | The infectious WeChat posts of Alberto Pascual
By Jim Boyce | Alberto Pascual of Spanish wine importer Pasion violates a slew of my social media post rules. He uses multiple exclamation marks!!!! …
Cheaper than China | Ningxia wine Silver Heights ‘The Summit’ in Canada
By Jim Boyce | Chinese wine fans in Canada have two reasons to celebrate. Not only is Silver Heights from Ningxia available, at least in British …
‘Jeeps, Pretty Ladies & Wine’ | ASC Founder Don St Pierre Sr’s memoirs are out
By Jim Boyce | Building China’s top wine importer and distributor from scratch might seem achievement enough for most people but represents just one episode …
China wine retail | CHEERS sees change at the top
By Jim Boyce | One of China’s most intriguing wine retailers saw change at the top this past month. CHEERS founder and key investor Claudia …
Coop d’etat | Pigeon Hills symbolizes new shift for Ningxia
By Jim Boyce | Little is written in English about Pigeon Hills (西鸽酒庄), a new project that might well transform China’s promising Ningxia wine region. …
Qingtongxia | The growing on focus on Ningxia’s sub-regions
By Jim Boyce | The focus for many China wine observes has narrowed over the years. Talk once centered on whether “China”, a country of …
Ten Ningxia wineries | Marselan, music and more in rural China
By Jim Boyce | I did a whirlwind ten-winery tour of Ningxia in May. After stops at Pushang, known for its Marselan, and Aromes, known …
Seven-year hitch | Falling U.S. wine sales in a surging China market
By Jim Boyce | Call it going against the grain. Between 2011 and 2017, bottled wine imports doubled in China as producers like France and …
So long Press Release | Beijing loses a special wine bar
By Jim Boyce | The Beijing wine bar scene is thin vis-Ã -vis its cocktail and craft beer siblings. Many venues struggle from day one to …