Auction house Sotheby's will present a one-of-a-kind bottle of D’USSÉ® Cognac on March 13, which was created to celebrate American rapper Jay-Z's 50th birthday. Read More
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Not all Japanese whisky is really Japanese whisky. For the first time, Japan introduced new regulations to clearly define the sought-after spirit. Mari Yasuda details the new changes and charts the history of Japanese whisky. Read More
A total of 1,903 cases of premium wines including Bordeaux first growths, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Mouton Rothchild, and Napa's Opus One were nabbed by customs authorities in Shanghai. Read More
Dashui Wine, the leading wine and spirits company in South China, has announced in a letter that it's closing its business for good, due to the pandemic. Read More
Champagne powerhouse Louis Roederer has launched two single-vineyard still wines from the famed sparkling wine region, as more Champagne producers move to experiment with still wines due to global warming. Read More
The 60th Hospices de Nuits wine auction will be held on Sunday, March 14 and livestreamed to bidders worldwide. Read More
OEM-branded wines will need to state clearly on their Chinese wine labels if they are bottled on the shores of China with the newly revised customs regulations.
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Chinese customs authorities have blocked around 20,000 bottles of Australian wines, including Australian flagship wine brand, Penfolds, over what it calls a “labelling issue”, as Australian wine exports to China essentially ground to a halt, after being slapped with 212% anti-dumping tariff. Read More
While Covid-19 is confining people at home, virtual tour taking visitors to experience sake and shochu production is booming in Japan, writes Mari Yasuda. Read More
Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates' head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) department has resigned two years on the job. Read More