French wine guide Bettane + Desseauve will dedicate all proceeds from ticket sales from the upcoming Pinot Noir-themed wine tasting on February 20 to coronavirus-affected communities, the organiser has announced. Read More
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For many wine merchants hoping for a recovery in 2020 after sales slump in 2019, the hope is completely dashed, as the whole country’s economic growth is expected to be undercut significantly by the deadly coronavirus. Read More
Wine Australia's CEO Andreas Clark warns of the impacts of the deadly coronavirus on sales particularly to its most profitable market China in the trade body's latest export report, as China struggles to contain the virus that has infected close to 37,000 and killed over 800. Read More
The Chengdu wine and spirits fair, the biggest trade fair for alcoholic beverage inside mainland China, has been postponed, the organiser has announced, due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus that has now sickened over 24,000 and killed 490 in China. Read More
A 48-year-old Chinese man working in wine industry has been confirmed to have contracted the deadly Wuhan new coronavirus in Bordeaux, according to French health ministry. Read More
China’s wine production has dropped to a record now in 2019, which is less than half of the production volume recorded in 2017, the latest figures released from the country have shown. Read More
Francois Chartier, the sommelier-turned-food scientist, demonstrated his innovative approach to pair food and wine based, not on acidity or color but on molecular at the Pearl of Burgundy event organised by Wynn Palace in Macau. Read More
British wine critic Neal Martin has been voted as the “Best Wine Critic of the World” by international wine professionals from tastingbook.com, dubbed as the world’s largest wine information service. Read More
China’s leading e-commerce platform, JD.com, has signed a partnership with IWC China, an international wine competition, which would provide a direct selling platform for IWC China competition’s medal-winning wines to reach JD.com’s 330 million consumers. Read More
Here are top five red wine picks at the Bettane + Desseauve Chinese New Year tasting on January 16 including a 100% Barbera made by the first president of Republic of Italy. Read More