Customs officers in Shenzhen Bay Port have seized RMB 1.5 million (US$ 236,637) worth of fine wines smuggled from tax-free Hong Kong to mainland China, mostly consisting of Australian wines. Read More
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A court in Shanghai has recently prosecuted three fraudsters who churned out and sold counterfeit Bordeaux wines worth RMB 1.4 million (US$220,174). Read More
China’s harsh anti-dumping tariff imposed on Australian wine has cost Australian wine industry AU$ 1 billion, according to the country’s wine trade body, resulting in a 30% decrease in Australia’s overall wine exports last year. Read More
China’s wine imports failed to recover in 2021 and has hit a historical low, continuing a worrying downward trend as the latest customs data has shown, with both volume and value contracting during the 12 months. Read More
A wine importer in China has been handed a one-year-and-three-month sentence and a hefty fine of RMB 550,000 (US $86,460) for wine smuggling, taking advantage of cross-border e-commerce platforms that more than halved wine taxes. Read More
China’s regional court has convicted four men of counterfeiting Penfolds’ trademark, after uncovering more than 1,140 bottles of fake Penfolds and 500kg of unbottled bulk wines during a police operation last January. Read More
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has released the first edition of top 10 fine wines in China and awarded for the first time a high score of 95 to a Chinese wine. Read More
Vinexposium has announced the cancellation of Vinepxo Hong Kong in May this year to better focus on Vinexpo China, which will for the first time take place in southern China’s metropolis Shenzhen instead of Shanghai from October 31 to November 2. Read More
East Meets West Fine Wines (EMW) has become the exclusive on-trade distributor of Ningxia's Xige Estate, which is likened to "China's Penfolds", expanding the wine merchant's Chinese wine portfolio that already includes Tiansai and Legacy Peak. Read More
Here are the key wine and spirits fairs planned for mainland China and Hong Kong for 2022, where organizers are hoping to reboot and bring top-notch experience to wine trade and consumers. Read More