Napa Valley Vintners has appointed Sotheby’s as their new auction partner, marking it the first wine region to work with the auction house to expand its global buyer reach. Read More
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Bordeaux first growth Chateau Mouton Rothschild has unveiled its much anticipated 2019 label, featuring a design by Danish artist Olafur Eliasson that charts the movement of sun in relation to the storied estate. Read More
LA-based lawyer Don Cornwell has raised serious concerns over two large format DRC bottles offered by Acker in Hong Kong, including a world record-breaking methuselah. Even after the wine has been rescinded, doubts still linger. Read More
The third edition of the Chinese wine guidebook Overview of Wine in China, which is billed as the most comprehensive book on Chinese wine, is debuting its first-ever English version. Read More
CIVB president Bernard Farges talks to us about the prestigious French wine region's future in China, its strategy to connect with young drinkers in China and its fight against counterfeiters. Read More
China’s antitrust watchdog has handed another round of penalties to the country’s tech giants including Alibaba and Tencent that involve investments in two of the country’s leading drinks trading platforms in ongoing crackdown on monopolies. Read More
The 161st edition of the Hospices de Beaune made a grand comeback after the pandemic and brought a total of €12.6 million, far surpassing the pre-sale estimate and set a new record price for the president's barrel. Read More
From a pét-nat sparkling wine to a 100% Malbec, these are latest Chinese wine releases that are hitting the market. Read More
Penfolds, the Australian flagship brand from Treasury Wine Estates, is now joining the emerging non-fungible token (NFT) trend by launching its first NFT. Read More
On Wednesday, the most respected group in the wine industry has expelled six master sommeliers after an independent and external investigation into sexual harassment allegations, including the ‘godfather of US wine’ Fred Dame. Read More