Chilean wine group Viña Concha y Toro has agreed to acquire Maison Mirabeau, a leading rosé wine brand from France’s Provence region, marking its first acquisition in France as it deepens its push into premium wines. Read More
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For much of the past two years, commentary on China’s wine market has been dominated by a single, seemingly obvious conclusion: demand has collapsed.
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China is slashing whisky tariff down to 5%, which is expected to generate £250 million in economic benefits for the UK over the next five years. Read More
Over the course of a single year, China’s brandy import value fell by more than US$500 million, while whisky import volume rose by more than 6.65 million litres — equivalent to nearly nine million additional 750-ml bottles. Read More
Air India has upgraded its inflight beverage offerings on international routes, expanding its selection of wines, sparkling wines and premium spirits. Read More
Thailand’s wine imports rose for a second consecutive year in 2025, defying a global slowdown in wine consumption. With zero tariff, it has changed the country's wine import map. Read More
With six categories spanning writing, video and audio, the 2026 awards seek to spotlight emerging and established voices shaping wine communication worldwide. Read More
JancisRobinson.com, the world’s leading independent wine platform founded by renowned Master of Wine Jancis Robinson, has announced the launch of its Japanese-language website, bringing 25 years of accumulated wine expertise to the Japanese wine market. Read More
ALDI’s best-selling wines in China are cheap, unflashy and relentlessly practical. Based on the retailer’s own repurchase data, the ranking reveals how far price—not provenance or prestige—now shapes wine buying, and why bulk imports, sweet styles and under-RMB 100 bottles dominate the list. Read More
What began as a slowdown in drinking is now showing up in hard, physical ways: fewer vines in the ground, fewer tanks in operation, and fewer factories running at capacity. Read More