American wine critic James Suckling has been awarded the prestigious Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite by French president Emmanuel Macron for his decades of work covering and reviewing French wines as a journalist and a critic. Read More
Europe
Italy's history is drenched with vinous kings and prime ministers. Here are some of the fun and historical stories cellared away deep inside some of Italy's most storied wineries, including the country's oldest winery and an estate linked to Italy's first king. Read More
Bordeaux first growth Château Mouton Rothschild has unveiled its 2018 label designed by the famed Chinese artist Xu Bing, making him the third Chinese artist to grace the storied winery's label. Read More
A combination of economic slowdown and political crisis, coupled with the coronavirus pandemic has brought Bourgogne wine export to China and Hong Kong to its knees in the first nine months of the year, according to the latest data released by Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB). Read More
Champagne house Louis Roederer has announced that 115 hectares of their vineyards have just passed the third year of certification audit to organic farming. Read More
The 160th Hospices de Beaune has been abruptly postponed this Sunday due to France's worsening second wave of Covid-19. Read More
Jeremey Stockman is the deputy managing director of Hong Kong's biggest wine retailer. In this interview he chats to Ivy Ng about one of this favorite wine regions, Bourgogne. Read More
The 160th Hospices de Beaune will go ahead this Sunday, featuring a President's Barrel from Clos de la Roche. Read More
Has China's wine appetite returned? Where is the country heading in the post-pandemic market? Much of it will perhaps be answered at the upcoming Wine to Asia wine fair in Shenzhen. Read More
Italian winemaker Christian Zago pays tribute to his grandfather in the way he makes his Prosecco “Col Fondo”, which is aged on lees without filtration, writes Ch'ng Poh Tiong. Read More