Exclusive: the saga of fake Château Mouton Rothschild in China
Failures of accountability from merchants and e-commerce platform pushed one wine consumer to seek justice on his own.
Category: China
China’s imports slide in H1 as Covid takes toll
China’s wine imports in the first six months of the year slid due to Covid-19, with Chile seeing the sharpest decline among all countries of origins.
China’s global ‘colonization’ of vineyards
China’s thirst for wine has led to a global vineyard purchasing spree. Here, we have mapped out well-heeled Chinese buyers’ global acquisitions.
China and EU to sign ‘landmark’ Geographical Indication agreement to protect European wines
With the new EU-China Geographical Indication agreement, 100 European products, most of which are wines and spirits will be protected in Chinese market.
Weekly digest: China-US relations at all time low and duty free in Hainan
US-China relations are all time low, raising fear that the two countries are heading for a complete decoupling. Meanwhile, good news for wine and spirits in Hainan.
Gap between Chinese wine and imported wine consumption is narrowing
Chinese wine is largely believed to be dominating China’s market. That’s not quite the case.
Hong Kong star Eric Tsang accused of selling fake wines and spirits online
Famous Hong Kong celebrity Eric Tsang debuted on China’s most popular livestreaming app with astonishing sales figures and no shortage of backlash.
ProWine China adapts to new normal amid pandemic
The upcoming ProWine China, the longest running international wine fair in China, will serve as a bell weather for what’s to come in the post-coronavirus wine market, as the organizer gears up to meet pent-up demand from the wine trade after a long lull.
Chinese-owned Bordeaux chateau sued in France
Chateau de Pic, a Chinese-owned Bordeaux estate in Cadillac, has been sued by its local employees after abruptly firing its staff and failing to pay five months of salary, bringing the winery’s poor management and dire financial situation into the forefront.
IWSR CEO: China still sets to become second biggest wine market
The “real brights spots” driving China’s wine market growth pre-Covid will return once the market normalizes, says IWSR CEO.