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(05-08) 04:00 PDT HONG KONG-- - The scene stopped me in my tracks. There, on the street in the middle of the bustling market, stalls filled with fake Longchamp bags and knockoff Ralph Lauren, was ...
In China, the name Lafite has the most extraordinary and unexpected resonance. Such resonance that Carruades de Lafite, the Bordeaux first growth's second wine and often a thin little thing, can ...
In 1937, the first wine factory in China was built there and its wine, together with Maotai -- one of the most popular and famous wine brands in China, was the wine chosen for the founding ...
China strengthened its image as a rapidly evolving wine market during Vinexpo Asia-Pacific last week in Hong Kong. Two years ago, during the trade show's last visit to Asia, producers and industry ...
China's most famous wine region is found in the Shandong Province, just southeast of Beijing along the Pacific coast. The region produces more than 40% of the country's wine, ...
That has created an opening for foreign producers who are increasingly counting on China for growth. Hong Kong was the third-largest foreign market for California wine in 2010 with $116 million in ...
Already today China is a big force on the world market for wine. It is the world's second biggest grape growing country and 6th wine producer. China already is the biggest buyer of Bordeaux wines.
We only hope to make pure, authentic Chinese wine. It can be imperfect, but it must speak of our own land and people instead of attempting to emulate Bordeaux or Burgundy. As far as I’m concerned, ...
Even in the NBA, an organization not known for its shrinking violets, Yao Ming was a memorable figure. The former Houston Rockets player stood 7-foot-6, weighed over 300 pounds, and was born in China.
It may be popularly believed that wine writers like me are sent Bordeaux first growths all the time but this is very far from the truth. So when, in early July, I opened a box of wine to find a ...