Chinese wine

Why Chinese bride wine is a wedding staple, its origins and why it’s buried for 18 years

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Why Chinese bride wine is a wedding staple, its origins and why it’s buried for 18 years

A Chinese wedding has many of the trappings of a Western marriage and in addition rituals, traditions and matters of etiquette to follow. In our series on Chinese weddings, we break these down and tell you how to get everything right. Nu’er hong is a Chinese rice wine originating in Shaoxing, eastern China. It is … Read more

Australian winemaker for Penfolds on her rise and role in making wine in China, California

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Australian winemaker for Penfolds on her rise and role in making wine in China, California

What does it take to become a winemaker for one of the largest producers in the world? For Steph Dutton, a senior winemaker for Penfolds, it started with working in hospitality in Melbourne, Australia, where she was born. “I was doing my honours [degree] in genetics and, like a lot of good university students, I … Read more