Summergate Fine Wines and Spirits and Maison M. Chapoutier have entered an exclusive distribution partnership for three of its brands including iconic Rhone wine M. Chapoutier, as well as Trenel in Burgundy and Beaujolais and Provence's Château des Ferrages for the mainland China market. Read More
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A wine company lost 2600 bottles of wines after its wine smuggling operation gone awry. Read More
According to a recent survey on the top 100 selling wines in China in 2021, 95 out of the 100 wines are overwhelmingly sealed under corks, confirming Chinese wine consumers' strong preference for cork closures. Read More
To support the restoration of Cîteaux Abbey - the birthplace of the Cistercian Catholic order - in Burgundy, Sotheby's is holding a charity wine auction in April. Read More
Château Loudenne, the Cru Bourgeois estate in Haut Médoc owned by China’s liquor giant Kweichow Moutai, has now been sold to a French wine group after it was dogged by lawsuits and bankruptcy. Read More
Speculations are running high inside China that Australia’s most known wine brand Penfolds is a step closer in launching its Chinese Penfolds, reportedly made by blending wines from the country's premier wine region Ningxia and South Australia. Read More
A Chinese company was busted by the market watchdog of Chengdu for advertising counterfeit Chateau Latour on live-streaming platforms in Chengdu, southwest China. Read More
Ningxia, China's premier wine region in northwestern China, saw a 256% growth in export value in 2021, thanks to strong government support and a new generation of committed winemakers in Ningxia. Read More
Bar owners and operators in Hong Kong are dismayed after months of closure that it will have to wait until at least May for reopening, as industry leaders complain that the city's thousands of bars only operated for 6 days so far this year. Read More
To capture Chinese drinkers' hearts, AM vineyards, a winery from the Cape, is producing wines specifically tailored to “meet the needs of the Chinese palate,” it has announced. Read More