Every time we go to China, we bring back as many Chinese wines as we can fit in our trusty Wine Check suitcase. But knowing how hard they'll be to replace, we tend to be shy about opening them. You know, waiting for that "special occasion" that doesn’t come remotely often enough. Luckily, we’ve been following a group of wine writers who gave us the perfect excuse: “Cabernet Franc around the world” is this week’s Wine Pairing Weekend Twitter chat (#WinePW). We love Cab Franc, but it’s usually cooler climate reds from the Loire Valley. This time, we went a different route: bubbles from China. Click on photo to read more.
Developing a Market for Chinese Wine: Tourism and Education
Our final 2013 post for The Wine Economist discussed wine tourism and education as part of winery efforts to build the market for their wines.
Wine in China: Government Investment, Civil Servants and Hospitality
In part 2 of our 2013 Chinese wine report for The Wine Economist, we explored the role of government and hospitality. And yes, even Rubber Ducky has been to Yantai's World Wine Walk.
In search of Chinese terroirs
After our first round of summer field research in Chinese wine country, we were lucky to write our first report for The Wine Economist blog. Our friend and colleague Jeff Begun, who already spoke enough Mandarin to get into trouble, was part of this first adventure, too.