The Gongbei Customs in Shenzhen has busted a Macau driver smuggling 12 bottles of Hennessy X.O in his modified car stereo system.. Read More
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Sotheby's wine and spirits sales boomed in 2021, though Asian wine buyers' dominance wanes. The auction house also announced key leadership changes. Read More
The Yamazaki 50-Year-Old First Release, considered the king of Japanese whisky for its rarity, will be offered at the upcoming Bonhams Fine and Rare Wine and Whisky Sale in Hong Kong on 20 May 2022. Read More
Japan's second largest wine group has just appointed Shinji Hori as its new president. Read More
To support the restoration of Cîteaux Abbey - the birthplace of the Cistercian Catholic order - in Burgundy, Sotheby's is holding a charity wine auction in April. Read More
Mercian Corporation (“Mercian”), a leading wine importer and producer in Japan owned by Kirin, has announced the launch of a new wine brand called “Mercian Wines”, as it tries to energize local wine market after slumping wine sales in 2021. Read More
Asia's wine market remains resilient last year, but which market is driving its growth? We profiled and compared four key markets to find out. Read More
Pernod Ricard, one of the biggest spirits companies in the world, is temporarily relocating its executives outside of Hong Kong, as the city clings onto its self isolation in face of record-breaking Covid cases. Read More
Hong Kong’s wine market made a triumphant rebound last year, signalling the market has returned to pre-Covid level in 2019 but uncertainties hang as the city imposes toughest Covid curbs yet. Read More
As Euro Chamber expects Hong Kong's zero-Covid policy to last until 2024, we explore here the impacts it will play out on local wine market. Read More