Here are top five red wine picks at the Bettane + Desseauve Chinese New Year tasting on January 16 including a 100% Barbera made by the first president of Republic of Italy. Read More
Australia
Hong Kong’s wine trade is rallying support for wineries in Southern Australia that have been ravaged by the devastating wild bushfires, donating wine sales proceeds to affected communities. Read More
China’s wine imports in the first 10 months showed no sign of recovery and continued to suffer double-digit drops, according to the latest official figures… Read More
In a blow to Penfolds’ efforts to protect its trademark in China, Beijing High Court has overturned a decision by Beijing IP court to invalidate Rush Rich’s trademark claim of Ben Fu Winery (奔富酒园). Read More
A wine shop in Liuzhou in China’s southwestern Guangxi province is found to have sold fake Penfolds Grange and Penfolds Bin 707 that have caused health hazards to drinkers, local police has reported. Read More
China’s wine industry is probably facing the most challenging time since anti-corruption campaign in 2012 that cracked down on ostentatious spending and luxury lifestyle.
Reeling … Read More
Strong demand for premium wines and mass-produced wines has driven up sales and profits for Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates. Read More
Penfolds has launched its 2019 Collection, which came two months earlier than usual, and left out Bin 707 Cabernet in the 2019 lineup. Read More
Treasury Wine Estates, the parent company of Penfolds, has successfully opposed the registration of two trademarks ‘Barry Ford’ and ‘Ben Ford’ in China that were intended to mimic Penfolds' trademarked name in China. Read More
Production volume of Australia’s 2019 vintage turned out to be higher than expected despite early predictions warning that the vintage could be the lowest in a decade in the country’s key wine making region Barossa, due to frost, hail and drought. Read More