China’s wine and spirits imports in the first half of the year continued to drop due to sporadic lockdowns, while whisky surprisingly beat market gloom and signs of recovery in wine started to emerge after May. Read More
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Amid the surge in demand for collectible whisky, Sotheby’s will offer The Timeless Whisky Collection – the highest value whisky collection ever to be presented in a standalone auction in the US. 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
Japan’s largest wine region Yamanashi is in a drive to achieve organic viticulture, using AI technology to stave off possible disease outbreak. Read More
Chinese Customs authorities in Gongbei, Guangdong have seized RMB 35 million (US$5.04 million) worth of smuggled Penfolds that were funnelled from tax-free Macau to mainland China, as demand for the popular Australian wine brand continues to remain high despite crushing tariffs. Read More
Shinji Hori, President of Asia’s leading fine wine merchant Enoteca, reveals the growth drivers behind the Japanese wine company’s expansion in the past two years and how the wine conglomerate is tackling the ever-tightening squeeze on wine prices. Read More
ProWine Singapore, one of the region’s most important marketplaces for wines and spirits, will return for its third edition from September 5 to 8 at Singapore Expo, four years after its last edition as it aims to chart a growth map for the drinks trade in the post-pandemic Southeast Asian market. 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
Huawei founder gave his starkest warning on local and global economy, raising alarm for the country's business community, while leading Baijiu companies are eyeing whisky for the next growth opportunity. 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