China road trip: Food and wine in Changsha, Hunan province
Author: Grape Wall of China
Date: 2009-05-27
By Brian Yao
A couple of weeks ago, I visited a customer in the suburb of Xingsha in Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province in south China. I love this place and find the local spicy food to be quite good. I stayed in the Venice Hotel, which has a good restaurant and some decent [...]
What wine pairs with stinky tofu? The China National Sommelier Competition 2009
Author: Grape Wall of China
Date: 2009-05-27
By Jim Boyce
Know which wine pairs with stinky tofu? Able to identify the difference between a corked wine and one that is oaked? Realize that the pros ease open - rather than pop - a bottle of sparkling wine?
Then the China National Sommelier Competition 2009, organized by Asia Wine Institute and Asia Business Group, might [...]
Alder Yarrow of Vinography: Wine and Chinese food pairings as a ’scam’, four overdone wine topics, and more
Author: Grape Wall of China
Date: 2009-05-27
By Jim Boyce
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Alder Yarrow of Vinography is often cited as among the most popular wine blogs, if not the most popular wine blog, in the world. I asked him about whether pairing wine with Chinese food is a “scam”, the four most overdone wine topics, the difference between wine bloggers and professional wine writers, stateside [...]
Is there any good Chinese wine? Our trilingual answer…
Author: Grape Wall of China
Date: 2009-05-27
By Jim Boyce
Is there any good Chinese wine? I have heard this question hundreds of times and it is usually either from a) a foreigner living in China who has tried entry-level wine from one of the massive companies that dominate the market, such as Great Wall and Dynasty, and found it sorely lacking or [...]
Carrefour spring wine fair: Glasses, deals, and labels with animals galore
Author: Grape Wall of China
Date: 2009-05-27
Note: My computer crashed this week, so posting has been light, but I have about two dozen articles in the queue. Lots of write-ups of talks with wine personalities, visits to wineries, and tastings coming soon.
By Jim Boyce
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The Carrefour wine fair, held twice per year, ranks among the best free public tastings in Beijing. True, [...]
