French wine overtook Australian wine as India’s largest imported category by value in the first half of 2026, reshaping competition in a market long touted for its potential but still constrained by its small size and slow growth. Read More
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In the first half of 2026, wine import volume slipped 0.72% from a year earlier, while value rose 5.8% as average prices increased. Japan also imported more wine than mainland China, retaining its position as Asia’s largest wine import market. Read More
Cambodia’s fledgling wine market suffered a sharp setback in the first half of 2026, with imports plunging nearly 40% as weak consumer confidence and a sluggish recovery in tourism weighed on demand from hotels and restaurants. Read More
The United States retained its unusual position as South Korea’s second-largest wine supplier by value, and Chile is no longer South Korea's biggest wine supplier by volume. Read More
The Australian wine giant is cutting production, idling vineyards and considering asset sales in America but a 40% surge in Penfolds’ China sales helped push underlying earnings above guidance. Read More
Hong Kong’s wine market is growing again, with both import volume and value in positive territory for the first time since 2021. What is driving the recovery? We spoke to leading wine merchants to find out. Read More
As demand shrinks and deflation spreads, the brands that win the next decade in China won't be the ones that shipped the most during the downturn; they'll be the ones that protected pricing, chose the right partners and refused to chase volume for its own sake, argues Don St Pierre Jr. Read More
Australian wine is expanding rapidly across Asia. Already a leading supplier to China and India and gaining ground in Thailand, Australia is now extending its dominance in Malaysia. Read More
Thailand's Australian wine imports jumped 76% by value in the first half of 2026, closing in on the country's biggest wine supplier France. Read More
New Zealand wine imports are surging, but bottles selling for as little as RMB 39.90 are raising questions about margins, quality and Marlborough’s premium image. Read More