Australian wine exports saw "not unexpected" export declines, affected by China's punitive tariffs and the ongoing impact of the pandemic, according to Wine Australia’s latest Export Report. Read More
Market analysis
Here's why China's southern metropolis Shenzhen is leading the country's alcohol consumption market. An in-depth look at Shenzhen market by the numbers. Read More
Weilong Grape Co, China's third biggest wine producer, plans to sell over 320 hectares of its vineyards in Australia for RMB 660.6 million (AU$143 million), one year after China's punitive tariffs on Australian wines have crushed its grape dream. Read More
China’s wine imports in the first five months of the year continued to dip but its overall decline was lifted by growth recorded in May, while uncertainties loom as cases double in Shanghai again, posing fears of another lockdown. Read More
"China's Coca-Cola" Genki Forest has invested in Ningxia-based Chinese winery Xige Esate, likened to Chinese Penfolds for an undisclosed amount. Read More
China’s leading wine company ASC Fine Wines has reported a booming year in 2021 after the wine juggernaut withstood economic downturn last year. Here's how it achieved it in times of uncertainties. Read More
China and Australia had a full and frank meeting in Singapore for the first time in 3 years, while ironically drinking an Australian white wine. Read More
Xige Estate's strong-worded denial of a Meininger report and a multi-million smuggled drinks bust are making headlines inside China. Read More
Italy has grown to be Watson's Wine's most important wine country after France and Australia. Here's how the city's biggest wine retailer managed to achieve it. Read More
Supply chain jam and rising production costs triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and Ukraine War are crippling dry goods supplies and adding pressure to the wine industry and end consumers.
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