Is Lafite’s First Chinese White Wine on the Way? With 20,000 grapevines just been shipped to Long Dai in Shandong, all signs point to a white wine debut from Lafite’s Chinese estate soon. Read More
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Treasury Wine Estates has launched a A$15 million dedicated facility for low- and no-alcohol wine production in South Australia’s Barossa Valley, marking a major investment in the growing global demand for lower-alcohol alternatives. Read More
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The milestone marks a shift in Hong Kong’s alcohol import landscape, which for more than 15 years had been dominated by wine after the government eliminated wine import tariffs to position the city as a global wine hub. Read More
American wine auction house Zachys has reportedly closed its Hong Kong office after 17 years of operation, marking a shocking retreat from Asia's key fine wine hub. Read More
China and French brandy producers have reached a preliminary agreement on pricing, a key development in Beijing’s anti-dumping investigation into European brandy imports that signals easing tensions between the two sides. Read More
Will the latest alcohol ban for Party and government meals spur home consumption and non-alcoholic sales? We talked to experts to find out. Read More
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A consumer behaviour study by the Ministry of Commerce found that 60% of urban consumption now takes place at night, driven by young consumers born after 1995. Read More