Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley, drinks significantly more wine than the national average and apparently has more expensive tastes too, according to a rare trove of official market data released by the Shenzhen Alcohol Industry Association that we have exclusively obtained. Read More
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China's second-largest retailer, Freshippo, is betting on the country's independent winemakers with the launch of a new wine collection that will be rolled out across up to 500 stores nationwide. Read More
FIFA may not have an official wine, but producers are finding increasingly creative ways to reach millions of fans and the tournament's wealthiest guests. Read More
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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
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