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: China
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.
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?
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.
China’s wine imports continued drops in Jan-Oct
China’s wine imports in the first 10 months showed no sign of recovery and continued to suffer double-digit drops, accordingContinue Reading
Summergate changes CEO…again
Craig Aldous, CEO of Summergate Fine Wines & Spirits, has resigned and departed the company, only after 15 months on the job, Summergate’s parent company Woolworths Group announced yesterday.
Bordeaux Wine Council wins court appeal against counterfeiter in China
The Shandong High Court upheld previous trial court decision handed down last July that found Yantai Bai Qi Wine Company infringed legal intellectual property rights of Bordeaux, and engaged in unfair competition by selling fake Bordeaux wines.
Is 1919.cn scaling back in China?
China’s biggest online drinks retailer 1919.cn has reportedly closed 20 offline stores in Shanghai and is planning more closures nationwide amid the country’s slowing economy, according to Chinese media.