Wine to Asia has just announced that Italian wine expert and wine critic Ian D'Agata will kick off the three-day wine fair on August 12 in Shenzhen with a Grand Opening Masterclass, highlighting none other than Italy. Read More
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China’s biggest online drinks retailer 1919 Wine and Spirits, partly owned by e-commerce giant Alibaba, has bounced back from a pandemic-hit year to report a strong half-year performance over 2020 and Covid-free 2019. Read More
Australian wine exports to China from January to June plunged to just AU$13 million, down from AU$419 million of the same period last year, as other market gains struggle to offset loss in its most valuable export market. Read More
Authorities in Shenzhen seized over 4,000 bottles of fine wines including Lafite, Mouton and Penfolds 707 and other high-value products worth more than RMB 18 million (US$ 2.31 million), as smugglers scurried to ferry the goods from tax-free Hong Kong to the mainland. Read More
Full results for Decanter World Wine Awards 2021 have been announced. Find out the biggest winners and hidden gems here. Read More
Chinese leaders are off limits for wine companies’ promotions, even with a ringing endorsement coming from China’s first chairman Mao Zedong himself, as the country tightens its grip on advertising for alcoholic beverages. Read More
Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates has quietly rolled out South Africa made Rawson's Retreat for China to bypass up to 218% punitive tariffs imposed on Australian wines. Read More
9KaCha, known as "China's Vivino" has recently signed a deal with the country's mega social media app WeChat, which would allow it to provide wine search function for its 1.1 billion users. Read More
Silver Heights, China’s foremost terroir-driven winery in northwestern Ningxia, is now leading in the country’s quality wine exports with over 60% of Ningxia’s entire wine export value coming from this family-owned winery. Read More
Top contenders are racing to grab the top seat vacated by Australia, and the latest data have revealed the new faces for China's top suppliers. Read More