To understand what is really happening in China and across Asia, Vino Joy News sat down with François-Xavier Maroteaux of Château Branaire-Ducru, who became president of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) in February. Read More
Market analysis
E-Mart’s wine festival sales return to 2022 peak levels while national import trends show rising volumes and falling average prices. Read More
Asia’s flagship wine competition, the 2025 Cathay Global Wine & Spirits Awards Asia (GWSAA), announced its winners, offering a snapshot of both the enduring strength of traditional wine regions and the rapid rise of new Asian contenders. Read More
China's delivery giant Meituan is reporting a record quarterly loss amid rising price war among its competitors. Read More
Headline figures appear strong, but beneath the month-long sales blitz, the real story of the drinks sector is more nuanced. Drawing on public data and platform releases, Vino Joy News reviews what this year’s Singles Day reveals about China’s alcohol business. Read More
Wine Universe By Little Somms — often described as the pioneer of China’s modern wine-bar scene — has announced it will close its Shanghai flagship next month, marking the end of an era for a venue that once helped ignite the wine-bar boom in Shanghai and beyond. Read More
Thailand’s food and beverage sector has been thrown into turmoil after a significant amendment to the Alcohol Control Act came into effect last week, introducing consumer penalties for drinking during restricted hours — a first in the country’s legal history. Read More
China’s biggest listed liquor distributor, VATS Liquor, saw RMB 325 million (US$ 45 million) wiped off the value of its baijiu and wine inventories that pushed the company into the red. Read More
China’s brandy market has yet to recover despite the government’s conclusion of its long-running anti-dumping investigation earlier this year. Read More
Despite the overall drops, there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic. Australia's average export price surged over 83%, and New Zealand wines coninued its stunning rise. Read More