China's second-largest retailer, Freshippo, is betting on the country's independent winemakers with the launch of a new wine collection that will be rolled out across up to 500 stores nationwide. Read More
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Smaller celebrations, tighter budgets and changing attitudes are reshaping one of the drinks industry's most dependable sales channels. Read More
Windy Zhang left a top hotel job, weathered a bistro's collapse, and stayed in one of China's hardest wine markets—because wine, she says, never stops giving something back. Read More
China has officially named its 80 biggest drinks chains for the first time. The leader runs more than 3,500 stores; the gap to No. 80 is over 350-fold. Read More
At ASC's 30th anniversary forum, global wine leaders argued that China's wine crisis runs deeper than weak demand and that the industry's old growth model may no longer work. Read More
Top châteaux continue to attract demand, but e-commerce giants, discounted back vintages and younger drinkers are challenging the traditional En Primeur model in China. Read More
At a panel discussion last month marking ASC Fine Wines' 30th anniversary in Shanghai, some of China's most prominent wine industry figures offered a diagnosis on why China's wine consumption plunged and offered advice forward. Read More
When official figures show one of China's consumer categories posting double-digit growth, you'd expect the people selling that product to be feeling pretty good. Yet interviews with listed companies, traditional distributors, liquor retailers and regional industry associations tell a strikingly different story. Read More
Australia's wine glut is showing up on China's retail shelf. Australian wines from premium regions that once routinely sold for more than RMB 200 are now appearing on Chinese shelves below RMB 30 (USD4.43). Read More
Fifteen Australian spirits producers drew strong interest from Chinese importers and distributors at Be Spirits Shanghai, a tasting event held on May 22 that marked the first Australian government-led spirits showcase in mainland China. Read More