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
Market analysis
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
As many Chinese-owned Bordeaux wineries struggle or are sold off, Bel Eden has stayed the course. In a rare inside look, the group’s China head reflects on survival, missteps, and why he still believes China’s wine market has a “silver age” ahead.
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We asked five of the country’s top importers to sum up 2025 in their own words. From “bifurcation” and “rectification” to “return” and endurance, their answers reveal how the market is shrinking, reshaping—and forcing hard choices about who adapts and who exits. Read More
India opens door to New Zealand wine with steep tariff cuts under landmark Free Trade Agreement. Read More