Tom King, managing director of Australia’s popular wine brand Penfolds, has met with China’s official drinks trade organization, the first high-level meeting between the two parties following the signing of their long-term partnership last year. Read More
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Sotheby's has launched its first ever online auction of China's most famous spirit Moutai specially tailored for collectors in mainland China, leveraging the country's most popular social media platform - WeChat - to allow its 1.24 billion users to bid online. Read More
China’s biggest online drinks retailer 1919.cn has announced that it is suspending its trading on China’s third national equity trading venue starting from February 17, paving its way for eventual delisting. Read More
While imported wines suffered a nosedive last year, popularity of Chinese wines particularly from China's premier wine region Ningxia enjoyed soaring growth online across the country's major e-commerce and social media platforms. Read More
China's imported wine market size halved in 2022, based on available data released by the country's official drinks trade org. Read More
The winner of 2023 Best Sommelier of World contest came to a thrilling end on Sunday in Paris in front of a crowd of 4,000 wine professionals and enthusiasts at the Paris La Défense Arena. Read More
From mainland China's economic hub in Shanghai to southern metropolis Shenzhen and southwestern China's megacity Chengdu, the country will stage a host of long-overdue trade shows. Here are the key ones that should be on your radar. Read More
Australian wine exporters encountered another difficult year in 2022 amid rising inflation, costs and interest rates while its exports to China dropped to a new low, the latest data released by the country’s wine trade body has revealed. Read More
China’s wine trade is sanguine about a long-awaited reboot in wine market this year after the country abandoned its zero-covid policy, but the optimism is tempered with caution as the recovery will likely be rocky. Read More