Grape Wall Challenge 2013: Chinese consumers judging Chinese wines
~ By Jim Boyce Everyone talks about them but few talk to them. That is my general view of how the vintelligentsia – the wine …
China wine distribution: Summergate seeks investor
By Jim Boyce Rumors are swirling that major China-based wine importer and distributor Summergate is on its last legs. To be honest, if Summergate were …
Chinese investment in Bordeaux: Four feared dead in helicopter crash at La Riviere
~ By Jim Boyce Tragic news is emerging from Bordeaux following the sale of a legendary chateau to a Chinese investor. The buyer and three …
‘How I would laugh’: SCMP columnist Jake van der Kamp apparently finds fake Lafite hilarious
By Jim Boyce Jake van der Kamp, a financial columnist at South China Morning Post, has priorities when it comes to fake goods. He doesn’t …
Vege-fight: Wine Australia defends China strategy against criticism
~ By Jim Boyce Some folks from Down Under are riled up about Wine Australia, according to a series of stories on trade site The …
Effervescent afterthought: The sparkling wine market in China
~ By Jim Boyce “Bubbly is a distant competitor to still wines in China, a modest spume in the glass of total consumption, an effervescent …
Thurston: Advice for brain surgeons, white wine from red grapes, crocopotamus vino, Parker points, Pinotage & more
~ By Jim Boyce During eight-plus years of writing about wine in China, I have learned much from winery owners, winemakers, vineyard managers, importers, distributors, …
Re-wined: Jancis Robinson to run five-part series on fake wine in China
~ By Jim Boyce This week UK wine writer Jancis Robinson will start posting a five-part series by Nick Bartman on fake wine in China. …
G Day: Anyone up for Cabernet Gernischt Day?
~ By Jim Boyce It seems every grape, like every dog, will have its day.* For Malbec, that date is April 17. For Chardonnay, May …
Helan yeah! Pernod Ricard’s China wines now available at tmall.com
~ By Jim Boyce The wines Pernod Ricard makes in Ningxia under the lable Helan Mountain are both fruitful and frustrating. On one hand, much …