Alsace, the fairytale French wine region that straddles between France and Germany, is among a few wine regions that earned its renown through its steely and age-worthy white wines than reds. It is also, just as it happens the number one biodynamic wine region in Europe. Read More
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The Universal Wine Museum, a mammoth project between Cité du Vin de Bordeaux and China, is expected to open its doors in Beijing in 2024. Read More
Franck Labeyrie, the French winemaker whose inventive ageing methods of immersing wines deep under sea and later more daringly under snow, has passed away at age 46, according to local news report. Read More
Champagnes Piper-Heidsieck, Charles Heidsieck & Rare Champagne, part of the family-owned EPI Group, have announced today the three producers have achieved B Corp certification status, one of the most demanding sustainability certification to achieve. Read More
La Place de Bordeaux, the historic distribution network that was first established to distribute Bordeaux fine wines, has found a new lease of life outside the French wine region with the autumn release of non-Bordeaux fine wines steadily gaining traction. Read More
China’s wine specialist, China Wine and Spirits (CWS), has become the exclusive importer for the historic Bourgogne house Edouard Delaunay for the mainland market, as consumer demand for Burgundy continues to rise. Read More
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a "monster" wildfire in southwestern France near Bordeaux that has already destroyed about 7,400 hectares of forest, threatening the country's famous wine growing region. Read More
Bernard Magrez, the savvy wine entrepreneur who already has four classified Bordeaux estates under his name, has launched an ultra-premium Chinese wine range that is bent on “changing overseas wine consumers’ perception of Chinese wine”. Read More
ASC Fine Wines has become the exclusive importer and distributor of L'Âme de Pape Clément, the latest addition to the famed Graves estate Château Pape Clément for the country’s premium wine market including Hong Kong and Macau. Read More
With South Korea's wine market seeing explosive growth, the market's leading wine importer SWS believes this 129-year-old Burgundian Maison could be the next superstar. Read More