As the Paris Olympics are in full swing, French wine sales are skyrocketing in China. Read More
Europe
This week, China will hold a hearing on the EU brandy anti-dumping investigation, paving the way for final announcement on punitive tariffs. Read More
China is expected to become a full member of the OIV this November, giving the country greater influence in formulating international standards and regulations on wine production and consumption. Read More
ASC Fine Wines and Germany’s Robert Weil are set to launch a new wine called Saphir in the Chinese market, capitalizing on the growing popularity of Riesling. Read More
To mark the 50th anniversary of Italy's famed Super Tuscan Tignanello, Italian luxury carmaker Maserati has crafted a bespoke Fuoriserie version of its GranCabrio Folgore, a cutting-edge electric model to honor the Marchesi Antinori family's storied winemaking tradition. Read More
Jeanne Delaunay, the sixth generation appointed to steward her family’s legacy in Languedoc and Burgundy, talks to us about often fraught generational transition of wine business and goals for Abbotts & Delaunay. Read More
On July 1, the China-Serbia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) officially came into effect, setting the stage for zero tariffs on Serbian wine within five years. Read More
China is expected to announce provisionary punitive tariffs on European brandy as early as August, marking the first time state media has provided a timeline for the decision, after launching an anti-dumping probe into EU-produced brandy five months ago. Read More
Exports of Bourgogne white wines to mainland China and Hong Kong surged last year, a development that BIVB President Laurent Delaunay described as norm-busting for a market traditionally dominated by red wines. Read More
Though China's wine impports from the EU have contracted in the past few years, the threatened countermeasures could still affect over US$777 million worth of EU wines, nearly 70% of China's total wine imports last year, as per official data. Read More