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
Market analysis
In 2025, nearly 60% of all imported wine entered China through just Shanghai and Guangdong—revealing a market that is shrinking, concentrating and quietly reorganising.
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2025 data show volumes down nearly 70% from 2019 as the market consolidates around fewer origins and lower expectations. Read More
EMW Fine Wines has struck an exclusive distribution deal with a boutique winery from Yunnan’s Shangri-La region, marking a fresh push to bring one of China’s most distinctive high-altitude wine areas into the country’s mainstream hospitality channels. Read More
South Korea imported more wine but at lower prices in 2025 — a shift that speaks less to recovery than to a market being quietly restructured around value. Read More
EU outlook shows consumption and production sliding through 2035 as younger drinkers turn away and vineyards are pulled out. Read More
European winemakers could soon gain cheaper access to India as a long-awaited trade deal could be completed as soon as this month. Read More
Baichuan Mingpin plans 2,000 front warehouses as traditional distributors chase growth in 25-minute delivery.
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Alcohol prices dropped 1.9% in 2025, official data show, as discounting becomes the norm, price wars intensify and distributors warn that “if you don’t cut prices, nothing moves.” Read More
Castel heirs press for leadership change as management and trustees rally behind current chief executive. Read More