Guangdong's premium alcohol consumption bucked a prevailing downward trend and managed to report a double-digit growth last year despite the pandemic and consumers' cautious spending. Read More
Wine
The Barossa Wine Live Auction this year will kick off on April 16, with over 130 lots on offer to collectors around the world including a rare lot consisting of nine bottles of 100-point Barossa wines. Read More
E. & J. Gallo has partnered with Summergate Fine Wine and Spirits to distribute its luxury brands of Orin Swift®, Louis M. Martini®, Pahlmeyer® and L’usine® for mainland China, the two companies have announced. Read More
Leading Italian wine company, Ethica Wines, has united with China’s first Master of Wine, Fongyee Walker MW, to launch the first-ever Italian wine tourism TV show called “Carpe Vinum”. Read More
Drinks International has unveiled the World's Most Admired Champagne Brand and the honor went to family-owned Louis Roederer. Read More
Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates' stock prices rose 8% on news of a potential buy-out from France's biggest drinks and beverage owner, Pernod Ricard. Read More
China Restaurant Week, a gastronomic event celebrating fine dining, will go ahead from March 11 to April 4, 2021, with over 600 mid- to high-end popular dining establishments committed to the 25-day event. Read More
ASI has announced that sommelier Serge Dubs is the recipient of the first Gérard Basset Lifetime Achievement Award, created to recognize excellence in wine services in memory of the legendary sommelier. Read More
A total of 1,903 cases of premium wines including Bordeaux first growths, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Mouton Rothchild, and Napa's Opus One were nabbed by customs authorities in Shanghai. Read More
Dashui Wine, the leading wine and spirits company in South China, has announced in a letter that it's closing its business for good, due to the pandemic. Read More