
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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Producer Profile: Nyetimber
The first English estate to exclusively plant the classic trio of Champagne grapes....
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What’s the difference between Sauternes and Tokaji Aszú? – Ask Decanter
What are the key differences between the two well-established sweet wines made with botrytis-infused grapes?
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Royal Tokaji 2017 Aszú: tasting the new releases
Six wines from an ‘outstanding, opulent’ vintage...
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Best English still wines to try
Nothing says summer like the colour and delicacy of rosé....
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Sussex vineyard cycling: Take The Great Sussex Way wine route
Explore the landscape and the wines of the South Downs by bike...
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Wine colour: What can it tell you? – Ask Decanter
How much information can you extract by just looking at the colour of a wine?
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Great wines to drink with fried rice
Sylvia Wu, editor of Decanter China, talks you through some of her personal favourite dishes and suggests wines to match.
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Wine to 5: The wine educator-turned-private buyer Maxime Lu
Inside a wine professional's everyday life
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Zweigelt homeland: Neusiedlersee DAC regional profile and wines to try
From quaffable fruity reds to seriously structured ‘reserves’, find some of the most diverse expressions of Austrian Zweigelts in the sunny lakeside region of Neusiedlersee in Burgenland.
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Experimenting with sweet wine as dosage for English sparkling wine
What if Sauternes, Tawny port or oloroso Sherry are added as dosage, instead of rectified concentrated grape must?
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Learn about Japanese whisky – all you need to know
How did whisky culture enter Japan from the west?
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Best Japanese whisky: Ten to try
We have chosen top Japanese whisky deals below with a range of styles and prices.
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What is oxidation in wine? – Ask Decanter
And how does it affect a wine's character?...
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Best Amazon Cyber Monday whisky deals: Jura Whisky
Single malt Scotch whiskies from the remote Jura island
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China imposes provisional tariffs on Australian wines
Provisional tariffs of up to 200% have been announced...
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Best Cyber Monday Laurent-Perrier Champagne deals
Why not celebrate this Christmas by popping open a premium Champagne - you deserve it this year. From affordable NV to magnum gift boxes, here are some of the best Laurent-Perrier deals for Cyber Monday...
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Top tequila deals for Black Friday weekend and Cyber Monday – supermarket deals, gift sets and more
Cyber Monday is here! Find best supermarket deals, unique gift ideas, discounted big brands and cocktail inspirations from our selection of top tequila deals.
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Have you ever wanted a wine made in the dark? Now you can…
Here's our first taste of it...
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What is grafting, and why is it important in the vineyard?
Why do most wine growers in the world need to graft their vines, and how do they do it?
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Changyu ‘Purple Air’: A new Ningxia wine style?
This high-end Chinese wine release has the top players in its sights...
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Wine yeasts: How do they impact wine flavour? – Ask Decanter
Living substance responsible for the production of the enzymes that permit fermentation, the conversion of sugar into alcohol, with heat and carbon dioxide as by products.
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Why do growers bury vines in winter? – Ask Decanter
How burying vines might help them endure the severe winter ahead...
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China launches anti-dumping investigation into Australian wines
China has launched an anti-dumping investigation on imported bottled wines from Australia, the country’s Ministry of Commerce announced on Tuesday (18th Aug).
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China wine imports down by a third
Bottled wine imports of China dropped by one third in both volume and value during the first six months of 2020...
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