Production volume of Australia’s 2019 vintage turned out to be higher than expected despite early predictions warning that the vintage could be the lowest in a decade in the country’s key wine making region Barossa, due to frost, hail and drought. Read More
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Richard Li, vice president at China’s leading wine importer ASC Fine Wines, has resigned from ASC to head two boutique Chinese wineries in Hebei province, … Read More
A bombshell report by Australian Financial Review alleges that Treasury Wine Estates’ former star employee in China, Peter Dixon, is being sued by the company and … Read More
After 10 years of waiting, DBR Lafite has finally unveiled its first Chinese wine. How has it been received so far among China's leading winemakers? Read More
Three top sommeliers saw competition off from over 130 sommeliers from 11 Asian countries to win this year's Wines of South Africa’s (WOSA) Sommelier Cup Asia semi-final, WOSA has announced. Read More
In the latest Talking Cheese in Asia series, cheese specialist Ivy Ng talks with a young and no-nonsense French cheesemonger about her ambition for Hong Kong and her determination to persuade the locals' taste buds to appreciate the diversity of French artisan cheese. Read More
Australia has consolidated its lead as China's biggest source for bottled wine imports in the first five months of the year, continuing its lead over France in China, industry data has shown. Read More
Wines of Chile has announced the appointment of Nicolai Samsing as its new director of Asia, replacing Julio Alonso Ducci, the association has announced. Read More
Mirco Tarducci of the Galaxy Macau’s 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA has been crowned the winner of the 2019 Ruinart Sommelier Challenge, after competing with over 30 sommeliers in Hong Kong and Macau in champagne blind-tasting challenges. Read More
DBR Lafite has unveiled its first ever Chinese wine Long Dai (瓏岱), a premium wine produced from its Chinese winery in Penglai with limited production of 2500 cases. Read More