Following a week of intensive judging by 56 judges in Hong Kong, and a full audit and analysis of the scores, full results of the 14th Cathay Hong Kong International Wine & Spirit Competition (HK IWSC) were announced, revealing impressive wins from established wine regions and surprises from emerging regions. Read More
Australia
Following a bombastic post by China's official trade organ stating a sweeping ban on Australian and New Zealand imports, both governments have come out to disperse the rumor, after it caused widespread fear and panic threatening billions of exports. Read More
Weilong Grape Co, China's third biggest wine producer, plans to sell over 320 hectares of its vineyards in Australia for RMB 660.6 million (AU$143 million), one year after China's punitive tariffs on Australian wines have crushed its grape dream. Read More
China’s wine imports in the first five months of the year continued to dip but its overall decline was lifted by growth recorded in May, while uncertainties loom as cases double in Shanghai again, posing fears of another lockdown. Read More
Australia's most exported wine brand, Yellow Tail, has launched its Chile-made Yellow Tail range for the Chinese market this month to sidestep China's punishing tariffs on Australian wine, the company has told Vino Joy News. Read More
First made-in-China Penfolds will be released exclusively for the Chinese market in coming months, as Penfolds aims to play a meaningful role in Chinese wine industry to skirt tariffs. Read More
Australian wine exports saw moderate growth from market diversification outside of mainland China, but the progress was no match to offset the loss from its former largest export destination. Read More
Speculations are running high inside China that Australia’s most known wine brand Penfolds is a step closer in launching its Chinese Penfolds, reportedly made by blending wines from the country's premier wine region Ningxia and South Australia. Read More
China’s eastern Jiangsu province has dismantled what the policed described as a “mega cross regional” fake wine production ring, seizing over 8,000 bottles of counterfeit Penfolds worth over RMB 10 million (US$1.6 million). Read More
Mercian Corporation (“Mercian”), a leading wine importer and producer in Japan owned by Kirin, has announced the launch of a new wine brand called “Mercian Wines”, as it tries to energize local wine market after slumping wine sales in 2021. Read More