China's most influential wine and spirits market has elected its youngest-ever industry leader, signalling a generational transition as the country's alcohol sector grapples with slowing consumption and sweeping changes in consumer behaviour. Read More
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The World Cup is usually a goldmine for drinks companies. Not this time. Chinese merchants say midnight kick-offs have killed the tournament's biggest sales opportunity. Read More
ASC Fine Wines has expanded its portfolio with producers ranging from Dominus Estate to Champagne Jacquesson and Ningxia's Devo, arguing each brand fills a specific role in China's evolving wine market. Read More
For years, China's biggest summer sale was won on one thing: price. This year, three of the country's leading e-commerce operators told us the top selling bottles are no longer the cheapest.
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Shenzhen, China's Silicon Valley, drinks significantly more wine than the national average and apparently has more expensive tastes too, according to a rare trove of official market data released by the Shenzhen Alcohol Industry Association that we have exclusively obtained. Read More
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
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