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Australian wine giant, Treasury Wine Estates, and Baron Philippe de Rothschild have ended their partnership, which gives TWE exclusivity to import and distribute the latter’s wines including volume-driven brand Mouton Cadet for China, TWE has announced.
Craig Aldous, CEO of Summergate Fine Wines & Spirits, has resigned and departed the company, only after 15 months on the job, Summergate’s parent company Woolworths Group announced yesterday.
The Shandong High Court upheld previous trial court decision handed down last July that found Yantai Bai Qi Wine Company infringed legal intellectual property rights of Bordeaux, and engaged in unfair competition by selling fake Bordeaux wines.
Once the darling of the wine world, Bordeaux now looks tired and some might even dare to suggest, “passed its prime”.
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Bigger bottle size is not particularly popular in China and dining out is not necessarily the most popular occasion for wine consumption in China, as a HKTDC report shows.
China’s leading wine importer, ASC Fine Wines, affirms pledges of long-term commitment to Chinese wine market in an effort to boost market confidence, as the company cautiously navigates in a slowing wine market after the exit of DBR Lafite’s two volume brands and key personnel changes.
Australian wine exports to China including Hong Kong and Macau reached a record value of AU$1.25 billion, a jump of 18% year on year for the year ended in September, the highest increase among Australia’s top export markets, as drinkers opt for more expensive bottles, according to Wine Australia.
In our interview with Bordeaux heavyweight François Thienpont, he shares his thoughts on 2018 En Primeur, the damaging US tariffs on EU wines, and the rise of good value Bordeaux wines.