The wine word: Jancis Robinson, John Gai, Ethan Perk
Imports of wine to China are booming, a Chinese company buys a Chateau in Bordeaux, and Hong Kong drops its wine taxes. It’s been a wild year so far. I’ve been busy of late interviewing people about China’s wine scene. The three most recent:
Jancis Robinson
I sat down for a quick interview with Jancis Robinson last night at Flow Lounge & Bar in Swissotel Beijing. Besides having a popular Web site, Robinson writes a weekly column for The Financial Times, edits The Oxford Companion to Wine, and, with Hugh Johnson, wrote The World Atlas of Wine. We talked about her visits to China and her thoughts on Chinese wine.
John Gai
A former China country manager for Zonin wines, John Gai started the Beijing-based distributor Palette Wines in 2002 and the retail-oriented Palette Vino in 2005. I talked to him about how he got involved in wine, what inspired him to start his companies, and where he sees the Beijing and China wine scenes heading.
Ethan Perk
Deputy general manager of Jebsen Fine Wines, Ethan Perk has been in China’s wine sector for six years. I asked him about the wine scene in different regions of China, reaching local consumers, trends in wine consumption, and more.
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Hong Kong drops its wine taxes,how much?
@ Dave,
They abolished the tax, so it’s now 0 percent.
Cheers, Jim