Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr achieved a white glove result in its first-ever partnership with the Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot festival, raising €351,700 from 72 wine lots in two auctions, with all proceeds supporting young musical talent. Read More
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The finalists for the 2025 edition of the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards have been announced, spotlighting standout talents from podcast, video production to longform writing. Read More
Spanish authorities have uncovered yet another wine counterfeiting operation involving fake Rioja wines exported to China—marking the second such case aimed at the Asian market that Spanish police have cracked in 2025. Read More
In China’s baijiu capital, three very different wine bars are defying the odds — one pairing wine with Sichuan snacks, another built on personal charm, and a third moving thousands of bottles in a live music venue. What’s their secret to survival in a city where baijiu still rules? Read More
With just a junior high school education, Zhuang built one of China’s largest alcohol smuggling rings, evading $20 million in taxes and exposing a vast underground network exploiting e-commerce and Hong Kong trade routes. Read More
A total of 34 listed companies — including leading brands such as Rémy Martin, Hennessy, and Martell — will be exempt from anti-dumping tariffs as long as they sell their products in China at or above agreed minimum prices. Read More
A Chinese winery has been fined after authorities seized more than 1,500 bottles of sparkling wine falsely labeled as Champagne, the latest in a string of trademark infringement cases involving European wine regions in China. Read More
While the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index posted its steepest monthly drop since August 2023 in April, Asian buyers have begun to fill the gap left by the retreating U.S. market—led by a resurgent demand for Burgundy. Read More
Natural wine is gaining traction in China, and the market’s growth potential may be limitless, according to Isabelle Legeron MW, founder of Raw Wine and France’s first female Master of Wine, who believes only “sky is the limit” once it catches on. Read More
Global spirits giant Diageo is facing renewed scrutiny in China as widespread reports of layoffs at its baijiu subsidiary Shui Jing Fang (水井坊) continue to circulate across Chinese social media, despite efforts to suppress them. Read More