Michael David Winery Tasting on June 06, 2012
Lodi Valley of California has a long and mostly understated history in the wine world. During prohibition, many of the vineyards in Lodi Valley shipped grapes around the nation with instructions on how to prevent your grapes from turning into wine. During the course of history, the vineyards survived to a ripened age of maturity...
Cheese information for the lactose intolerant
I recently stumbled upon this article on the blogsite Cheese 101 and found it fascinating and informative. I wanted to pass this information on to you as you so you would never fear to buy and cut the cheese at home! Cheese 101: Lactose and Cheese by marcella on Apr 1, 2012 Lactose is a...
Wine on the mountain!
Christopher’s Wine & Cheese is on the grow again! We’re about to start a re-set of our floor space to accommodate you and your wine and culinary needs more thoroughly again! Every year about this time, we explore new products and concepts to help make our little shop a bigger, more exciting adventure for you...
Three wine bars for Beijing’s Sanlitun: Everwines, Veloce, California Grapes Int’l
By Jim Boyce Look for plenty of cork popping and screw top twisting in Beijing this summer as at least three wine bars are in the works. The first full Beijing shop by Everwines, a brand of wine importer and distributor Torres, should be fully open in ...
Eastern exposure: Bar Neuf, Imperial Horse and eight Ningxia wineries in Nanjing
Earlier this week, I helped organize a wine contest in Nanjing that included entries from eight operations in Ningxia. I’ll have more details soon, including the results, but first a quick post about the “after taste” — and abo...
Breakage in Beijing: Can Osenton shatter the world record for holding wine glasses?
After a wine tasting at Revue du Vin yesterday, Philip Osenton casually mentioned he can hold a lot of glasses in one hand. How many? Ten? Fifteen? Turns out that’s child’s play for Osenton. He claimed a personal record of 29. A half-hour l...
Adrian Bridge, CEO, The Yeatman, Porto
1st collector for Adrian Bridge, CEO, The Yeatman, PortoFollow my videos on vodpod Filed under: Hotels and Spas, portugal, Uncategorized Tagged: Adrian Bridge, Hotels & Spas, Porto, portugal, Taylor Fladgate, The Yeatman
Ultimate Coillection LVMH
interviewing some of LVMH’s top wine makers 1st collector for Ultimate Coillection LVMHFollow my videos on vodpod Filed under: Uncategorized
Duck, duck… goose egg? China’s food and wine pairing study stirs pot
A group of wine professors in Beijing has finished a two-year study that might have major implications for the world wine trade. The group’s mission: to eat, drink and find good Chinese food and wine pairings. With thousands of meals under its co...
Grape Wall Q&A: Wine Enthusiast’s Adam Strum on YesMyWine partnership, China mag
By Jim Boyce U.S.-based publisher Wine Enthusiast and China-based online retailer YesMyWine recently agreed to team up on a digital magazine and a wine accessories website (for more details, see here). I asked Wine Enthusiast Chairman Adam Strum five...
Decanter to launch Asia Wine Awards; Spurrier, Lee to co-chair
London-based Decanter, known for its annual World Wine Awards, announced today that it will hold a sibling competition this year called the Asia Wine Awards. The competition will be launched on May 29 at Vinexpo Asia-Pacific and co-chaired by Stephen S...
Beyond bottles: China wine distributor ASC has logo knocked off
If you buy wine in China and check the back labels of bottles, you have likely seen the above logo of ASC Fine Wines, given the company ranks among the top importers and distributors in the country. The logo has a stalk of bamboo and a rough approximat...
