German supermarket chain Aldi has opened its first two stores in Shanghai, China this month at a time when Europe’s largest retailer Carrefour is posed to exit China. Read More
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Our cheese specialist Ivy Ng argues Cheese, a protein-rich food, with umami-charged compounds, its creamy, rich texture, is in fact the perfect match with Japanese sake, as shown in the pairing with Junmai sake by Katsuyama Shuzo. Read More
While in Hong Kong launching his new book on Spain's iconic winery Marques de Riscal, Andrew Caillard MW took aim at wine drinkers' excessive pursuit for a perfect wine, rebutting that if all wines are the same, "it would be coco-cola". Read More
The winners of the inaugural Belt and Road Sommelier Challenge (Asia) have been announced with Hong Kong sommelier Reeze Choi taking home the championship. Read More
Pont des Arts has unveiled a new wine collection in honour of artist Piet Mondrian, consisting of three wines created in collaboration with three top … Read More
Japan’s wine imports from Europe surged after the free trade agreement with the European bloc came into effect, according to figures released by the country’s … Read More
South Korea will introduce a new liquor tax regime next year, the first change after 50 years, which will tax alcoholic beverages based on volume instead of price, starting with beer and domestic rice wine. Read More
Global alcohol consumption declined by 1.6% to 27.6 billion nine-litre cases of alcohol in 2018, according to IWSR, but it is expected to steadily rebound … Read More
This year's World's 50 Best Restaurants is going to get a bit more bubbly as Italy's famed sparkling wine brand Bellavista is appointed as a main sparkling wine sponsor for the award ceremony, which is dubbed as the "Oscars of the culinary world". Read More
A South African wine dinner in Hong Kong raised R50,000 during a silent auction for a children welfare charity group, Anna Foundation. Read More