Blog Tag - Wine

Tea And Wine: A Shared Passion at Yishu 8
Stepping through the courtyard to Yishu 8 I was greeted by Mona Hu, representing Galeries Lafayette, who guided me through one of the more peculiar...
Does White Wine Have the Nose For The Chinese Market? A Chablis Session at SUSU
“We’ve travelled a long way to hear your talk.” This sentence was heard from the far end of SUSU as I walked in. A couple were sitting down at their...
Uncorked Potential: Will it Be a Vintage Year for Chinese Wines?
China’s vineyards are a year older and its winemakers have another vintage under their belts and are thus a year wiser. Aficionados are waiting to...
A Perfect Gift: Local Vintages and Stemware
Millions – or at least dozens – of people in Beijing face the same question annually when Chinese New Year, Christmas and other gift-giving dates...
Outdoor Seating Removed in Sanlitun at Outlets of Cheers, Two Guys and a Pie
Police and civil management authorities forcibly removed outdoor seating at venues along Sanlitun Nan Lu on Wednesday morning, on the small street...
Bubbly Branding: Champagne Gets Legal Protection in China
Corks popped across China this week when local copyright officials gave official recognition to the French region and its bubbly product. Now, just...
New Openings: Let's Gets into Pasta, New NLGX Crêpanini Offers Take-out Option
Lots of changes mean lots of choices for Beijingers this spring and summer. Not satisfied with burgers and seafood, the Let's franchise will...
Win Fifty Free Wines With The Wine Republic
The end of the year is nigh, and that can be great news for consumers. This weekend's the time for wine lovers to jump for joy as The Wine Republic...
Win Tickets to the Hilton Beijing Food and Wine Experience
This is it: your chance to schmooze it up with the big players in Beijing's food and wine industries while brandishing a glass and chomping on...
California Grapes: The Early Learning Wine Center
It had been a long day at work, it was lashing down with rain, and I’ll be honest, given the recent glut of wine merchants in the city, I wasn’t...
Cheers’ Angqian: From Tibetan Nomad to Beijing Wine Master
Cheers has set out to bring the wine culture to China. With an already deep-seated baijiu and beer culture, China often views wine as a frivolous or...
Devilish Tasmanians:  Win Dinner With The Wine Republic!
Beijing wine importers The Wine Republic are hosting a Northern Tasmanian wine dinner this Thursday (August 23) at Switch! Grill. They are bringing...
While good quality beer is certainly making headway in Beijing these days, both in stores and bars, oenophiles may find good quality wine harder to...
Capital Bites: Two-for-One Burger King, More Mexican, Union Remodeling
It's been a big week in food, folks. While stuffing our faces at Q Mex, news about other Mexican joints keep reaching our ears, so we think it's...
Capital Bites: Openings and Closings, Summer Menus at S.T.A.Y. and Flamme and Wine and Cheese!
Temperatures have officially risen, and you know what that means: Summer menus are popping about, enticing you with grilled meats and creative uses...