Blog Tag - Wine
If you haven't already filled your Friday evening with al fresco dining and drinks on rooftop terraces, head down to Carrefour Shuangjing for the...
“Grape Press” is a regular magazine column in which we recommend wines to suit various occasions and price points.
Chinese New Year is one of those...
Controversy abounds in Beijing. A section of the city wants to become English-only, an exciting wine win is dampened by certain one-sided...
“Last Orders” is a regular magazine column in which we ask noteworthy Beijingers to imagine their final meal before leaving the city for good. This...
November's shaping up to be a great month for wine lovers, with a variety of events to look forward to. We've put together what ought to be a handy...
“Grape Press” is a regular magazine column in which we recommend wines to suit various occasions and price points.
Those of us who follow the...
Our Bars & Clubs Editor has already got our hedonistic whims covered for the weekend, but what about our do-good side?
Luckily, it has never...
Beijing always seems a little more interesting when there's trouble afoot. This week's scandals have us a little more bemused than outraged. There'...
The most basic rule – never to be broken – for a serious party: Do not run out of booze! But with the very wide range of wines out there, the kind of...
You may have noticed that certain restaurants around town have their own branded wine – Flamme, Café de la Poste and Alio Olio are three such...
It’s usually a bit of a cop-out to begin a restaurant review by commenting on its name, but Bar Code? Bafflingly, it’s not a “Chinglish” blooper. A...
With Chinese reds and whites well-established and even winning awards, the next notch to make on the winery post will be bubbly. Chances are slim,...
Ask a local wine buff which Chinese wine they rate most highly. Many of them will go with Shanxi province’s Grace Vineyard (in my experience at least...
“Designer” wines take on a number of different forms. Celebrity golfers like Nick Faldo, Jack Nicklaus, Ernie Els and Luke Donald collaborate with...
As this month’s restaurant awards demonstrate, Beijing is fast becoming one of the world’s more exciting culinary destinations. The capital’s wine...