
Sylvia Wu
Sylvia Wu is Decanter's Regional Editor for Asia and Northern & Eastern Europe. She also works as the Editor of Decanter China platforms, overseeing Decanter’s China-focused editorial operation.
Trained as a journalist in Beijing Foreign Studies University and then University of Leicester, Sylvia is fluent in English, Japanese and Mandarin. After a career in advertising, Sylvia started her journey in wine with Decanter in 2012. The former non-drinker was immediately drawn to the astonishingly complex but fascinating world of wine. She completed her studies towards WSET Diploma in 2018.
Sylvia is keen to discover the best value and most approachable styles of wine, which she can easily share with her family and friends in China, and encourage them to start understanding and enjoying the incredible beverage.
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Chinese New Year in London: Top restaurants for wine lovers
Explore our selection of restaurants with special events and menus...
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Wines of the Year 2025: Rest of the World
The best from the wider world of wine...
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Sake: A beginner’s guide and top recommendations
Learn about sake and see our top picks...
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Best English and Welsh wines to try
Stock up with some top-scoring sparkling and still wines...
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What are lees in wine?
Lees can have a big influence...
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Sake and food pairing – A beginner’s guide
Top sake and food matching tips...
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Chinese food and wine pairing ideas
From dim sum to crispy duck, we've got you covered...
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Wu Xiuyong: Decanter Rising Star 2025
Meet the winner of Decanter's Rising Star award 2025...
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Regional profile: Six of Hampshire’s finest sparkling wines to try
A fruitful, green and pleasant land...
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Jackson Family Wines unveils its first English wine: A Decanter preview
The inaugural Marbury Chardonnay 2023 will be released in mid-June...
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Does a wine bottle punt mean better quality?
Is an indented bottom desirable – in your wine bottle..?
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Peking duck and wine pairing
Why you shouldn't go for Pinot Noir...
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Emma Rice: The Winemaker’s Reserve – a Decanter review
A topsy-turvy pair...
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Japanese Koshu: History and top wines worth seeking out
Low in alcohol, crisp and delicate, Koshu certainly ticks a lot of boxes...
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A drink with… Inventor Michael Pritchard MBE
Michael Pritchard on a creation which accelerates the wine ageing process...
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Château Lafite and Long Dai masterclass: DFWE Singapore 2024
Presenting DBR Lafite's oldest and newest projects...
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Wines of the Year 2024: Around the world
The best wines of 2024 from around the world...
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China producer profile: Xige Estate – Qingtongxia, Ningxia
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Few guests could fail to be impressed by this winery...
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China producer profile: Chateau Tinlot – Yantai, Shandong
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Based in Yantai, Shandong, home to the headquarters of the Changyu wine company, Chateau Changyu Tinlot is named in honour of the late Robert Tinlot, former Director General of the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine).
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China producer profile: Golden Icewine Valley – Huanren, Liaoning
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The first vineyards dedicated to ice wine production were only planted in Huanren in 2001, and – as it has in so many other emerging wine regions across China – Changyu was one of the earliest producers to establish a presence here.
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China producer profile: Sanhe (Cailonglin) Winery – Huanren, Liaoning
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In 2011, Guangzhou-based entrepreneur Cai Longlin, then aged in his early 30s, was invited to Huanren, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province. The region, traditionally known for its ginseng and rice, was on its way to becoming a significant global ice wine-producing area.
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China producer profile: Silk Road Winery – Yili River Valley, Xinjiang
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In the northwest corner of Xinjiang, near the Kazakhstan border, the Yili River Valley is a crucial passage on the ancient Silk Road.
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China producer profile: Tiansai Vineyards – Yanqi Basin, Xinjiang
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A business trip to the Gobi desert in 2008 took Beijing-based investor CHEN Lizhong to the Yanqi basin, beneath the magnificent red cliffs of Tian Shan mountain range.
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China producer profile: Grace Vineyard – Shanxi and Ningxia
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Chun-Keung Chan's plan for a boutique winery began with a search for an environmentally-friendly business.
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