The news marks one of the most high-profile shakeups in China’s wine industry in recent years and reintroduces a pioneering figure at a time when the market is grappling with prolonged decline and in need of fresh leadership and direction. Read More
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China’s wine imports in the first two months of 2025 point to a sustained recovery in the country’s wine market, with strong rebounds in Australian wine and growing demand for sparkling wine driving the uptick. Read More
ProWein opened this year with a heavy chip on its shoulder, and Trump’s untimely tariff threat on EU wines only heightened the tension. Competition with Wine Paris is fierce, but our interviews with producers and buyers revealed that the trade fair performed much better than expected. Read More
The decline in Japan's wine import value was largely driven by falling imports of sparkling wine, a category that makes up around 40% of Japan’s total value. Read More
The surging popularity of white wine in China has gone not unnoticed by fraudsters. Read More
Thailand, Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, is considering lifting its long-standing daytime alcohol sales ban in a bid to stimulate tourism and boost beverage industry revenue. Read More
If you still think white wine is merely a supporting act to red wine in China’s wine scene, you might be missing out on the rise of a new market favorite. Read More
Chen’s departure is not an isolated case — it underscores a broader trend of wine outsiders, many of whom entered the industry during its boom years, now pulling back as the market contracts and competition intensifies. Read More
First-tier cities in China, once the engines of consumer growth, are now being hit hardest by the economic downturn. As a result, it’s the smaller second- and third-tier cities that now hold the key to the future of wine sales in China. Read More
EMW Fine Wines (EMW), one of China's top wine importers, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Oscar Nagore, as Chief Executive Officer, effective in April. Read More