Chinese man working in wine industry diagnosed with coronavirus in Bordeaux
A 48-year-old Chinese man working in wine industry has been confirmed to have contracted the deadly Wuhan new coronavirus in Bordeaux, according to French health ministry.
Category: Wine
China’s wine production drops to record low
China’s wine production has dropped to a record now in 2019, which is less than half of the production volume recorded in 2017, the latest figures released from the country have shown.
Food expert rethinks wine pairing with molecular
Francois Chartier, the sommelier-turned-food scientist, demonstrated his innovative approach to pair food and wine based, not on acidity or color but on molecular at the Pearl of Burgundy event organised by Wynn Palace in Macau.
2019, the year that China’s wine market encountered a bottle shock
As the year of 2019 ends, we talked to key decision-makers in China’s wine industry to evaluate what has come to shape what’s been described by wine merchants as a turbulent year, and what’s at stake for 2020.
Neal Martin named the world’s best wine critic
British wine critic Neal Martin has been voted as the “Best Wine Critic of the World” by international wine professionals from tastingbook.com, dubbed as the world’s largest wine information service.
JD.com inks deal with IWC China
China’s leading e-commerce platform, JD.com, has signed a partnership with IWC China, an international wine competition, which would provide a direct selling platform for IWC China competition’s medal-winning wines to reach JD.com’s 330 million consumers.
Five must-try red wines for Chinese New Year
Here are top five red wine picks at the Bettane + Desseauve Chinese New Year tasting on January 16 including a 100% Barbera made by the first president of Republic of Italy.
Users of China’s biggest social media platform WeChat balloon to 1.15 bn
China’s biggest social media platform, WeChat, now boasts more than 1.15 billion monthly active users for a country of 1.4 billion people. What does this mean for people eyeing social media marketing for wine sales in the populous country?
TWE and Baron Philippe de Rothschild end partnership in China
Australian wine giant, Treasury Wine Estates, and Baron Philippe de Rothschild have ended their partnership, which gives TWE exclusivity to import and distribute the latter’s wines including volume-driven brand Mouton Cadet for China, TWE has announced.
Key wine & spirits trade fairs of 2020 in China
Here are all the key wine and spirits trade fairs in mainland China and Hong Kong that should be on your radar for 2020.