As Japan's overall wine market faces a downturn, small-format, canned wine is experiencing a surge in popularity, industry data shows. Sparkling wine in cans, in particular, has found a robust market among consumers who have taken to at-home drinking—a trend accelerated by the pandemic. Read More
Natalie Wang
Exports of Bourgogne white wines to mainland China and Hong Kong surged last year, a development that BIVB President Laurent Delaunay described as norm-busting for a market traditionally dominated by red wines. Read More
Here are China's top 50 Wine Importers operating today, based on assessment of import value, volume, sales revenue, marekt reputation, portfolio, and corporate activity. Read More
In "Gold in the Vineyards," Laura Catena explores the spirited tales of three Chinese wineries in the celebrated Chinese edition of her book. Read More
In our exclusive interview with Dan Siebers, Co-partner of Wajiu China, arguably the most disruptive wine company in China right now, to find out what fuels the company's fast growth, its grand ambitions beyond China and why ending Western dominaiton in China's wine imports is long overdue.
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Though China's wine impports from the EU have contracted in the past few years, the threatened countermeasures could still affect over US$777 million worth of EU wines, nearly 70% of China's total wine imports last year, as per official data. Read More
A French court on Wednesday has ordered the confiscation of nine chateaux in Bordeaux owned by Chinese property tycoon Qu Naijie, following his conviction for laundering allegedly more than US$30 million funds from the Chinese government. Read More
China has officially recognized the protection for two Bourgogne appelllations of Mâcon and Gevrey Chambertin Appellations d'Origine Contrôlée (AOCs), "the first step" in recgonizing all Bourgone appellations, says top Bourgogne wine bodies. Read More
The region's premier wine and spirits trade fair, ProWine Singapore 2024, concluded with record-breaking success, attracting 14,907 visitors, a remarkable 40% increase over the previous year. Read More
Global wine consumption has hit its lowest record ever since 1996 to 221 million hectoliters, down by 2.6% over 2022, as a result of inflation and high production costs, according to OIV. Read More