This is the first article in a series on China’s changing wine scene.When it opened in 1982, the Beijing Jianguo Hotel offered a rare taste of international luxury to weary business travelers from Hon…

A year or so ago, I was invited on a peculiar lunch date in the southwestern city of Chengdu. In a room that doubled as a warehouse and a restaurant, my hosts — an influential livestreamer and his you…

IntroductionIn 1996, when then Chinese premier Li Peng praised the health benefits of wine during China’s National People’s Congress, it sent an unmistakable signal to the country’s officials and po…