The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has announced that it will launch a suite of beer qualifications in partnership with the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD), expanding its offers beyond wine, spirits and sake. Read More
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Hong Kong's publicly listed wine company, Major Cellar, has issued a profit warning this month, alerting shareholders that the city's months of social unrest and Covid-19 could shave off up to HK$35 million (US$4.5 million) of its profits for the year ended on March 31 2020. Read More
Hong Kong will lift more social distancing rules this Friday, allowing restaurants to operate at full capacity and bars to increase guest limit. Read More
Despite American president’s threat to remove Hong Kong’s special trade privileges, the city’s American wine importers and promoters remain undeterred by the news, counting on the city’s 2008 wine tax policy to insulate itself from the ongoing US-China tensions. Read More
The annual Italian Wine Celebration which is normally scheduled for November in Hong Kong has been postponed to next year, the organizer has announced. Read More
Here are your essential readings on China's wine market this week: Chinese president Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Chinese wine region Ningxia last week, while Beijing is pushing to build Hainan as a free trade port like Hong Kong. Read More
Wine imports in China in the first four months of the year experienced close to 30% drop amid the coronavirus pandemic, as largely expected. Read More
A campaign that urges Chinese to drink Chinese wine is under way. With imported wines plunging and growing nationalist sentiment, is China turning its back on imported wines? Read More
How did Japanese restaurants and bars manage to keep their business afloat during and after lockdown? Smart take-away policy using smaller bottling formats and promoting rare gems are some of the strategies that saved many businesses, writes Mari Yasuda. Read More
Auction house Acker Merrall & Condit has withdrawn a lot featuring a 1924 Romanee Conti for its upcoming Hong Kong auction on June 11-13 after American lawyer Don Cornwell, who became famous for his involvement in uncovering fraudster Rudy Kurniawan questioned its authenticity. Read More