Château Mouton Rothschild has tapped Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos to illustrate the label for its 2023 vintage, marking the first time the First Growth estate has commissioned an artist from Portugal. Read More
Bordeaux
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
Bordeaux Mentor Week, an initiative to promote equity, inclusion and access in the global wine industry, wrapped up its fourth edition with expanded industry backing from Penfolds and 67 Pall Mall Bordeaux. Read More
According to The 2025 Liv-ex Classification, released recently, Burgundy accounts for nearly 69% of wines in the highest-value First Tier, underscoring its dominance in the ultra-premium segment. Read More
Château Lafleur, one of Pomerol’s most prestigious estates, has announced that beginning with the 2025 vintage, its wines will no longer carry the Pomerol AOC designation — nor even the broader Bordeaux AOC label. Read More
Château de La Rivière, a prominent Bordeaux wine estate linked to a fatal helicopter crash in 2013, has been sold by its Chinese owner to Luxembourg-based private equity firm GFI, marking the latest withdrawal of Chinese capital from France’s wine industry. Read More
We spoke with some of China’s biggest en primeur buyers about the 2024 Bordeaux campaign—and despite the deepest price cuts in a decade, reactions are anything but unanimous. Read More
According to Chinese state media, in 2024 Bordeaux wine imported via Tmall Global accounted for nearly 20% of all Bordeaux wine exports to China. Read More
The Bordeaux Wine Council attributes the slump to high inventory levels, economic slowdown, and weaker consumer demand. Read More
Bordeaux’s wine production fell to its lowest level in more than three decades in 2024, driven by climate challenges, declining global demand, and strategic supply cuts by winemakers. Read More