Accolade acquires historic Katnook Estate Coonawarra
Australian wine group Accolade Wines has purchased the 124-year-old Katnook Estate, as the company pivots to drive premium wine growth.
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Italian wine exports to China are drying up
Italian wine exports to China saw the sharpest drop among its top export markets.
Hong Kong seizes premium whisky and sake during anti-smuggling raid
Hong Kong police seized a cache of premium Macallan whisky and Japanese sake, the first bust of top-shelf liquor for Hong Kong law enforcement this year.
By the glass: Catherine Delaunay of Les Jamelles
Catherine Delaunay, the dynamic winemaker behind Les Jamelles, opens up about her other passion – beekeeping, an exotic pineapple wine and the wine she would pick for US president Donald Trump.
Tyson Stelzer joins Halliday Wine Companion for a new era
Australia’s most respected wine critic James Halliday has picked an heir apparent, Tyson Stelzer.
WSET student numbers hit by Covid, as US becomes biggest market
WSET’s global student number took a hit because of Covid-19, and China is no longer its biggest market.
Hollywood star Brad Pitt releases US$390 Champagne
The two-time Oscar winner Brad Pitt is launching a premium rosé Champagne ‘Fleur de Miraval’, made with Champagne grower Rodolphe Péters at US$390 a bottle.
Book on Coonawarra pioneer John Riddoch released
Book on Coonawarra pioneer John Riddoch released, as Wynns Coonawarra Estate plans to join Bordeaux’s La Place system.
Breaking: China launches second investigation into Australian wine
China has announced a second investigation today, targeting Australian wine subsidies, escalating tensions between the two trade partners.
2020 Tsingtao Beer Festival in photos
It seems that coronavirus is a bygone memory in China, as the 30th Tsingtao International Beer Festival returns.