Alejandro Fernández, the pioneer of Ribera del Duero and responsible for creating Tinto Pesquera that's lauded by wine critic Robert Parker as "Petrus of Spain", has passed away at the age of 88 in Santander of Spain. Read More
Asia
“Yamanashi” Geographic Indication (GI), which was granted for Yamanashi wines in 2013, is now recognized as a GI for Yamanashi sakes as well. This is the first case in the country to register wine and sake under the same GI. Read More
Provence bucked a prevailing downward trend last year and saw its rosé wine exports soaring despite the pandemic, driven by bullish demand in Europe. But now, with traditional exports markets in Europe and the US firmly captivated by the pink wine, Provence is eyeing its next growth engine – Asia. Read More
The second edition of Wine to Asia organized by Vinitaly and Pacco Communications will return to China’s southern economic powerhouse, Shenzhen, in full force. Read More
Global wine consumption in the pandemic year reached the lowest recorded level of consumption since 2002, and China is the key driver for the downward trend, says OIV. Read More
The notorious wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan, aka Mr Conti, has been deported to his native country Indonesia last week from the US after spending seven years in jail for defrauding wine collectors millions of dollars. Read More
Fine wine merchant, Sarment, is shutting down its business in mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, less than two years after it was sold to Paolo Bulgari. Read More
The winners for Japan's biggest wine competition, Sakura Awards, are announced. Despite Covid, the competition received the highest number of entries. Read More
Deep-pocketed Asian buyers now make up the majority of global wine and spirits buyers at auctions for top brands from DRC to Macallan. Read More
Not all Japanese whisky is really Japanese whisky. For the first time, Japan introduced new regulations to clearly define the sought-after spirit. Mari Yasuda details the new changes and charts the history of Japanese whisky. Read More