Two restaurant employees in Shanghai have been sentenced to jail after repeatedly swapping customers’ genuine bottles of Moutai with counterfeits, exposing a new vulnerability in a practice many diners once considered the safest way to avoid fake liquor. Read More
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A Chinese entrepreneur set a new record at the annual Hospices de Beaune wine auction after paying €400,000 for the Pièce des Présidents, the event’s headline charity barrel. Read More
Speaking with Vino Joy News during his visit to the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, Allan Sichel outlined how Bordeaux is navigating this period of change — from export struggles and its new campaign for consumer engagement to the uncertain future of en primeur. Read More
ASC Fine Wines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shanghai’s Free Trade Zone operator in an ambitious move to redefine how fine wines enter and access the China market. Read More
French wine critic Michel Bettane says the overall technical standard of Chinese wines now surpasses what he and his team often encounter in their annual tastings in France — a sign, he believes, that China is undergoing an "astonishing awakening of terroir." Read More
China’s biggest listed liquor distributor, VATS Liquor, saw RMB 325 million (US$ 45 million) wiped off the value of its baijiu and wine inventories that pushed the company into the red. Read More
China’s brandy market has yet to recover despite the government’s conclusion of its long-running anti-dumping investigation earlier this year. Read More
Despite the overall drops, there are reasons to be cautiously optimistic. Australia's average export price surged over 83%, and New Zealand wines coninued its stunning rise. Read More
In an exclusive interview with Vino Joy News, Zhang Haixiao, CEO of Nine Coast’s sales subsidiary Vin Manson, described how ALDI’s 996 wine became more than just a commercial success — it became a case study in how China’s wine and retail industries are evolving. Read More
Australia’s most awarded wine region is turning heads in China again, driven not by marketing budgets, but by the power of place. Read More