The Australian wine group cut customer inventories in China by 200,000 cases, but distributors offered a more cautious assessment of underlying demand.
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Results for the 2026 financial year, released on Aug. 6, showed that organic net sales in Greater China fell 34.9% year on year. Sichuan Swellfun, Diageo’s principal baijiu asset in China, is also expected to report a loss for the first half of 2026. Read More
Here in this explainer, we break down what is known in the criminal investigation into Lady Penguin's company and what remains unclear. Read More
China’s biggest wine influencer built a six-million-follower empire that once sold RMB 350 million worth of wine a year. Now, the company behind Lady Penguin is heading to court over alleged smuggling. Read More
As demand shrinks and deflation spreads, the brands that win the next decade in China won't be the ones that shipped the most during the downturn; they'll be the ones that protected pricing, chose the right partners and refused to chase volume for its own sake, argues Don St Pierre Jr. Read More
Ningxia gave Chinese wine its international benchmark story. Hebei may offer something different: proximity to Beijing, historical roots, diverse winery models, and a more immediate path to wine tourism and domestic consumers. Read More
Huang Siming, the most powerful official heading Ningxia's expanding wine industry, has been abruptly removed from his post and placed under investigation. Read More
The Bordeaux-based Chinese critic Alexandre Ma is challenging old hierarchies, questioning en primeur and bringing Eastern sensory memory into the conversation. Read More
New Zealand wine imports are surging, but bottles selling for as little as RMB 39.90 are raising questions about margins, quality and Marlborough’s premium image. Read More
Fresh orders for Australian wine signal that the post-tariff inventory glut is over, while sparkling and white wines emerge as China's fastest-growing categories in H1 2026. Read More