Hong Kong-born private members’ wine club Club Bâtard is expanding into Shanghai, setting up a three-storey clubhouse in the city’s upscale Jing’an district at a moment when competition for China’s wealthy wine drinkers is heating up. Read More
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Hong Kong wine merchant Omtis Fine Wines said it has secured exclusive distribution rights for Lebanon’s winery Chateau Musar in Hong Kong and Macau, marking a further push by the iconic Middle Eastern producer into East Asia. Read More
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Global wine data platform Wine-Searcher has been acquired by GLX U.S. Inc., a company controlled by European billionaire Olivier Goudet. Read More
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