China’s thirst for Bordeaux is back, and the country gulped at least one in every five exported Bordeaux wines last year. Read More
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The world's biggest luxury group LVMH has suspended its business in Russia following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, citing operational challenges and concerns about staff safety. Read More
Mercian Corporation (“Mercian”), a leading wine importer and producer in Japan owned by Kirin, has announced the launch of a new wine brand called “Mercian Wines”, as it tries to energize local wine market after slumping wine sales in 2021. Read More
One of China’s leading wine importers, EWM Fine Wines, has become the exclusive on-trade distributor of Shandong-based winery, Mystic Island, as it bags another key Chinese wine producer to sate the country’s growing thirst for domestically produced wine. Read More
The hammer has come down on the 26th annual Premiere Napa Valley wine auction and it has brought in US$2.1 million in total from top markets with 109 lots sold. Read More
China's biggest wine and spirits fair has yet again been postponed due to sporadic Covid cases found in the southwestern city of Chengdu, highlighting the challenges of organizing physical fairs even though local cases are in single digits. Read More
Ukraine civilians and breweries are heeding to president Zelensky’s call to make Molotov cocktails this weekend to defend the country, as Ukraine braces for Russia’s intensified invasion. Read More
In 2021, French wine and spirits export to mainland China surged 57% by value from 2020. Read More
Kerry Wines, one of the leading wine companies in Greater China, has become the latest target of China’s quickened efforts to regulate online contents and ads that promote wine’s health properties. Read More