Wine merchants and course providers get creative during outbreak
From using sample-sized wines for virtual wine course to launching e-tasting with chateau owner at home, here are how wineContinue Reading
Category: Bordeaux
Bordeaux wine bar to offer free dining to medical workers in Shanghai
Medical workers in Shanghai who fought on the frontline to assist China’s worst-hit province, Hubei, during the COVID-19 outbreak willContinue Reading
Chinese man working in wine industry diagnosed with coronavirus in Bordeaux
A 48-year-old Chinese man working in wine industry has been confirmed to have contracted the deadly Wuhan new coronavirus in Bordeaux, according to French health ministry.
Bordeaux Wine Council wins court appeal against counterfeiter in China
The Shandong High Court upheld previous trial court decision handed down last July that found Yantai Bai Qi Wine Company infringed legal intellectual property rights of Bordeaux, and engaged in unfair competition by selling fake Bordeaux wines.
Woes in China and US leaving Bordeaux a bitter aftertaste
Once the darling of the wine world, Bordeaux now looks tired and some might even dare to suggest, “passed its prime”.
Bordeaux’s second act in China: pivot to value
Bordeaux wines are losing steam in its most profitable market in China. For the first time in recent years, Bordeaux, the most known wine region in China, experienced its Waterloo.
EMW signs new distribution deal with Edmond de Rothschild for China
East Meets West Fine Wines (EMW) has being appointed as the exclusive importer in mainland China for three Bordeaux wines from Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild.
Chinese actress Zhao Wei buys another estate in Bordeaux
Chinese billionaire actress Zhao Wei or Vicki Zhao has purchased another château in Bordeaux for an undisclosed amount, expanding her vineyard holdings in the famed French wine region.
Hong Kong returns as Bordeaux’s most valuable export market
Hong Kong has returned to rank as the most valuable market for wines from Bordeaux, France’s biggest wine region, while exports to mainland China suffered a double-digit drop.
DBR Lafite unveils its high-end Chinese wine
DBR Lafite has unveiled its first ever Chinese wine Long Dai (瓏岱), a premium wine produced from its Chinese wineryContinue Reading