Leading Italian wine company, Ethica Wines, has united with China’s first Master of Wine, Fongyee Walker MW, to launch the first-ever Italian wine tourism TV show called “Carpe Vinum”. Read More
China
A total of 1,903 cases of premium wines including Bordeaux first growths, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Mouton Rothchild, and Napa's Opus One were nabbed by customs authorities in Shanghai. Read More
Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates' head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) department has resigned two years on the job. Read More
Global pandemic coupled with China's crushing anti-dumping tariffs on Australian wines have shaved off 24% of profits for Australian wine giant, Treasury Wine Estates, parent company of Penfolds. Read More
China's biggest wine and spirits trade fair has announced that it will postpone its fair schedule from originally planned March to April, after the hosting province issued a directive to ban large-scale, sales-oriented gatherings as part of its precautionary measures following small clusters of infection. Read More
Australian wine exports slowed in the 12 months to December 2020, significantly clipped by China's punitive tariffs in the last two months of the year that nearly flatlined December exports, according to Wine Australia’s latest Export Report released today. Read More
The WSET, the largest global provider of wines and spirits qualifications, has suspended its operation in China indefinitely, after it was reported that the education provider allegedly failed to comply with the country's education laws and non-governmental organization (NGO) management law. Read More
An inter-provincial police operation led by Guangzhou police has seized the biggest haul of fake Penfolds in China, with wines worth over US$20 million. Read More
Will China's biggest wine and spirits fair in March roar back with vengeance or tank? Read More
Australia’s second biggest wine group, Accolade Wines, is putting two of its wineries up for sale as part of the group’s decision to restructure its south Australian operations. Read More