What began as a slowdown in drinking is now showing up in hard, physical ways: fewer vines in the ground, fewer tanks in operation, and fewer factories running at capacity. Read More
China
China’s wine exports posted a sharp increase in 2025, bucking a broader decline in imports as producers looked overseas for growth amid pressure in the domestic market, customs data showed. Read More
Henan Kingstar Brewery rose to prominence after its tea-flavoured beer went viral on livestreaming platforms, driving rapid revenue and profit growth.
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Smugglers used “water mules” to move high-tariff wine and spirits across the Macau border as trade policies widened price gaps. Read More
In 2025, nearly 60% of all imported wine entered China through just Shanghai and Guangdong—revealing a market that is shrinking, concentrating and quietly reorganising.
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2025 data show volumes down nearly 70% from 2019 as the market consolidates around fewer origins and lower expectations. Read More
EMW Fine Wines has struck an exclusive distribution deal with a boutique winery from Yunnan’s Shangri-La region, marking a fresh push to bring one of China’s most distinctive high-altitude wine areas into the country’s mainstream hospitality channels. Read More
China’s largest all-day restaurant bar chain, COMMUNE, has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, betting that a hybrid model can continue to deliver growth even as the country’s bar industry struggles with weakening demand and rising costs. Read More
Sam’s Club’s bestsellers reveal how price pressure, flavour preferences and a shrinking market are rewriting China’s wine playbook. Read More
After rumors of layoffs and possible sale to a Chinese baijiu distiller, global spirits giant is reviewing a sale of Shui Jing Fang amid a global slowdown. Read More