In mid-September, ThinkWine, which claims to be the first sommelier-led wine bar in Hong Kong will open its doors to the city’s wine drinkers. Read More
Natalie Wang
Over 2000 wine importers in China have gone bust, discouraged by ongoing trade war and worsening economy that have squeezed profits and dampened consumer interest. Read More
A Chinese group has purchased The Knappstein in Clare Valley from Accolade Wines for reportedly AU$15 million (US$10.12 million).
The sale to Chinese conglomerate Yinmore … Read More
Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-Shing has agreed to buy UK’s largest listed pubs and brewery group, Greene King, in a deal worth £4.6 billion. Read More
China’s leading winery Silver Heights is in the process of converting its vineyards and winemaking to biodynamic viticulture, Vino-joy.com has exclusively learned. Read More
Bonhams has set a new world record with the sale of full card series of Japanese cult whisky brand Hanyu Ichiro for the hefty price of HK$7,192,000 (US$ 917,000), nearly doubling the previous record of HK$3,797,500 (US$484,000) – also set by Bonhams Hong Kong in 2015. Read More
Strong demand for premium wines and mass-produced wines has driven up sales and profits for Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates. Read More
China's leading winery Grace Vineyard has purchased a whisky distillery in the country's coastal Fujian province for HK$15 million (US$1.9 million), making its first foray into whisky production to make 'medium and high-end Chinese whisky', the company has announced this week. Read More
Hong Kong's Burgundy specialist L'Imperatrice is planning a public listing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, banking on consumers' blistering demand for Burgundy and local consumers' expanding disposable income. Read More
Southern Rhône varietals including Grenache, Syrah and Carignan are apparently adapting better to changing climate, while increasing temperature compounded woes for Bordeaux variety such as Cabernet and Merlot in Languedoc-Roussilon, according to the region’s leading producer Les Jamelles. Read More