The Trump administration has announced that it will slap 25% tariffs on European wines and single malt whisky but made the exception to spare Italian wine, as a response to retaliate EU for aircraft subsidies. Read More
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A masterclass on the diverse characters of Sangiovese cultivated in different subzones of Montalcino and Montepulciano is set to take place on October 29 in Hong Kong led by Vinitaly International Academy (VIA) educator Sarah Heller MW. Read More
East Meets West Fine Wines (EMW) has being appointed as the exclusive importer in mainland China for three Bordeaux wines from Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild. Read More
Domaines Ott headquartered in the sun-soaked Provence for many holidaymakers, beach-goers and wine lovers is the seminal rosé wine producer. Here are five things every wine lover should know about this Provençal winery. Read More
In its spiritual home of Tuscany, Sangiovese’s quality seems to be preordained in the order of the more fleshed Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, and then the least known Nobile. Blind tasting results in Hong Kong however proved otherwise. Read More
Hong Kong's Burgundy specialist L'Imperatrice is planning a public listing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, banking on consumers' blistering demand for Burgundy and local consumers' expanding disposable income. Read More
Southern Rhône varietals including Grenache, Syrah and Carignan are apparently adapting better to changing climate, while increasing temperature compounded woes for Bordeaux variety such as Cabernet and Merlot in Languedoc-Roussilon, according to the region’s leading producer Les Jamelles. Read More
Olivier Halley, the scion of the illustrious Halley family and owner of two Burgundy estates, reveals the wine that he most longs for, drinking which, as he describes would be like "seeing dinosaurs alive again". Read More
A Chinese wine importing company has bought shares in an historic winery in southwestern France in Plaimont owned by local co-operative Plaimont Producteurs.
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Chinese billionaire actress Zhao Wei or Vicki Zhao has purchased another château in Bordeaux for an undisclosed amount, expanding her vineyard holdings in the famed French wine region. Read More