In 2021, Georgian wine exports to China have boomed and its January export soared by a staggering 514%. Read More
Wine
Maison Mirabeau has forged a partnership with China’s leading wine vertical e-commerce platform Vinehoo for its Belle Année Rosé, which will be launched in the Chinese market for the first time in canned format. Read More
Family-owned Whitehaven Wines has won four Gold Medals at the 2021 New Zealand International Wine Show (NZIWS), the largest wine competition in New Zealand. Read More
Treasury Wine Estate (TWE), the parent company of popular Australian wine brand Penfolds, revealed its revenue in mainland China has plunged by more than 97% or about AU$76.2 million from July to December 2021 due to China’s crushing anti-dumping tariffs. Read More
The 2018 Ao Yun vintage became the pinnacle of Chinese wine as it gained the highest score from international wine critics. Read More
Customs officers in Shenzhen Bay Port have seized RMB 1.5 million (US$ 236,637) worth of fine wines smuggled from tax-free Hong Kong to mainland China, mostly consisting of Australian wines. Read More
Pernod Ricard, one of the biggest spirits companies in the world, is temporarily relocating its executives outside of Hong Kong, as the city clings onto its self isolation in face of record-breaking Covid cases. Read More
A court in Shanghai has recently prosecuted three fraudsters who churned out and sold counterfeit Bordeaux wines worth RMB 1.4 million (US$220,174). Read More
China’s harsh anti-dumping tariff imposed on Australian wine has cost Australian wine industry AU$ 1 billion, according to the country’s wine trade body, resulting in a 30% decrease in Australia’s overall wine exports last year. Read More
Hong Kong’s wine market made a triumphant rebound last year, signalling the market has returned to pre-Covid level in 2019 but uncertainties hang as the city imposes toughest Covid curbs yet. Read More