The Symington family, fifth-generation port and wine producers, has opened a new three-storey townhouse in the heart of Porto designed to engage a new generation of wine lovers. Read More
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What do China’s middle-class wine drinkers really want? A new ranking from ALDI offers surprising answers—hint: it’s not premium Bordeaux. Read More
Barcelona Wine Week (BWW), Spain’s flagship wine trade show, is set to return for its sixth edition from Feb. 2 to 4, 2026, with nearly all available exhibition space sold out and 95% of past participants returning. Read More
With a price tag more than double that of Grange, we spoke to Penfolds distributors to gauge whether Chinese consumers are willing to pay up—at a time when spending is tightening. Read More
There are no tastings, no labels on display. Instead, the show offers a look at the world that wine once moved through: trade, agriculture, correspondence, and marketing. Read More
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
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