India’s high tariffs on European wine are set for a sharp reduction after the country and the European Union finalised a long-awaited free trade agreement, a move expected to significantly reshape market access for imported wine, spirits and beer. Read More
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Henan Kingstar Brewery rose to prominence after its tea-flavoured beer went viral on livestreaming platforms, driving rapid revenue and profit growth.
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Smugglers used “water mules” to move high-tariff wine and spirits across the Macau border as trade policies widened price gaps. Read More
In 2025, nearly 60% of all imported wine entered China through just Shanghai and Guangdong—revealing a market that is shrinking, concentrating and quietly reorganising.
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2025 data show volumes down nearly 70% from 2019 as the market consolidates around fewer origins and lower expectations. Read More
EMW Fine Wines has struck an exclusive distribution deal with a boutique winery from Yunnan’s Shangri-La region, marking a fresh push to bring one of China’s most distinctive high-altitude wine areas into the country’s mainstream hospitality channels. Read More
South Korea imported more wine but at lower prices in 2025 — a shift that speaks less to recovery than to a market being quietly restructured around value. Read More
A 200% tariff threat on French wine and Champagne has put the industry back in Trump’s crosshairs, unsettling exporters and reopening old trade wounds.
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53.3 million hectolitres — that was the volume of unsold wine sitting in Italian cellars at the end of November 2025, the highest level on record. Read More
China’s largest all-day restaurant bar chain, COMMUNE, has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, betting that a hybrid model can continue to deliver growth even as the country’s bar industry struggles with weakening demand and rising costs. Read More