Global drinks giant Diageo is preparing for a sweeping round of job cuts as newly appointed chief executive Sir Dave Lewis accelerates a restructuring aimed at reviving growth after several years of weakening spirits demand. Read More
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Vinexpo Asia will become an annual Hong Kong event from 2027, ending its alternating format with Singapore as organisers reaffirm the city's strategic role in Asian wine trade. Read More
Windy Zhang left a top hotel job, weathered a bistro's collapse, and stayed in one of China's hardest wine markets—because wine, she says, never stops giving something back. Read More
As it celebrates its 130th anniversary, Provence icon Domaines Ott has unveiled the 2024 vintage of Étoile, a rosé built around a concept that remains unusual in the world of rosé: ageing potential. Read More
Beyond the exhibition halls, perhaps the clearest message from ProWine Tokyo was that Japan remains unusually receptive to new ideas. Read More
IWC is abandoning its long-standing model of judging all wines in London, launching four regional competitions across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the UK in the biggest overhaul of the competition since its founding in 1984. Read More
China has officially named its 80 biggest drinks chains for the first time. The leader runs more than 3,500 stores; the gap to No. 80 is over 350-fold. Read More
Fifty years after the Judgment of Paris upended the wine world, California is once again putting the historic tasting at the center of its pitch to Asian consumers. Read More
The Spanish producer scored 121.3 points, well above the certification threshold, joining a growing list of wine companies using B Corp to demonstrate their sustainability credentials.
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The global alcohol market contracted for a third consecutive year in 2025 and for the first time spirits overtook wine in volume. Read More