IWSR CEO: China still sets to become second biggest wine market
The “real brights spots” driving China’s wine market growth pre-Covid will return once the market normalizes, says IWSR CEO.
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Pernod Ricard launches free online courses for Covid-affected bartenders
The drinks giant, Pernod Ricard, has launched a free online training course for bartenders on sustainability and responsibility, as a new way to support bartending community affected by Covid-19.
Hong Kong significantly relaxes social distancing rules
Hong Kong will lift more social distancing rules this Friday, allowing restaurants to operate at full capacity and bars to increase guest limit.
Hong Kong wine trade hopeful of American wine despite Trump’s threat
Despite American president’s threat to remove Hong Kong’s special trade privileges, the city’s American wine importers and promoters remain undeterred by the news, counting on the city’s 2008 wine tax policy to insulate itself from the ongoing US-China tensions.
Annual Italian Wine Celebration in HK postponed to 2021
The annual Italian Wine Celebration which is normally scheduled for November in Hong Kong has been postponed to next year, the organizer has announced.
Weekly digest: Xi Jinping making rare wine trip to Ningxia
Here are your essential readings on China’s wine market this week: Chinese president Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Chinese wine region Ningxia last week, while Beijing is pushing to build Hainan as a free trade port like Hong Kong.
China’s wine imports dip in Jan-April
Wine imports in China in the first four months of the year experienced close to 30% drop amid the coronavirus pandemic, as largely expected.
Is China turning its back on imported wines?
A campaign that urges Chinese to drink Chinese wine is under way. With imported wines plunging and growing nationalist sentiment, is China turning its back on imported wines?
Alcohol sales gradually recover among Tokyo’s restaurants and bars
How did Japanese restaurants and bars manage to keep their business afloat during and after lockdown? Smart take-away policy using smaller bottling formats and promoting rare gems are some of the strategies that saved many businesses, writes Mari Yasuda.
Acker withdraws DRC lot in upcoming Hong Kong auction
Auction house Acker Merrall & Condit has withdrawn a lot featuring a 1924 Romanee Conti for its upcoming Hong Kong auction on June 11-13 after American lawyer Don Cornwell, who became famous for his involvement in uncovering fraudster Rudy Kurniawan questioned its authenticity.
China’s own wine rating system adopted by JD.com
China has introduced a homegrown wine rating system that has now being adopted by the country’s leading e-commerce giant JD.com for its more than 300 million online consumers, posing as an alternative to rival established international wine rating systems used by wine critics such as Jancis Robinson or James Suckling.
