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
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China’s retail sales during this year’s traditional lunar new year will most likely face ‘cliff-like’ drop amid the deadly coronavirus outbreak, the country’s official drinks trade body has warned, as many in the wine industry move to slash sales target. 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
As the year of 2019 ends, we talked to key decision-makers in China’s wine industry to evaluate what has come to shape what’s been described by wine merchants as a turbulent year, and what’s at stake for 2020. 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
China’s biggest social media platform, WeChat, now boasts more than 1.15 billion monthly active users for a country of 1.4 billion people. What does this mean for people eyeing social media marketing for wine sales in the populous country? Read More