China's biggest wine and spirits fair, China Food and Drinks Fair (CFDF), has finally set a date for November merging the spring edition of the fair with autumn edition, after experiencing several delays due to the country's strict zero Covid policy that have disrupted large-scale events. Read More
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Hong Kong police and health authorities have reportedly raided on the city's upscale Italian restaurant Carbone in Central last weekend after it was found to have violated the city's strict Covid rules. Read More
Two leading wine fairs have fallen victim to the latest rounds of tightened social distancing measures in China, underlining the challenges for wine fair organizers even two years after the start of the pandemic. Read More
As holiday season approaches, leading wine merchants and wineries tell Vino Joy News what has transpired the shipping delays this year and the impacts of the delays.
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Treasury Wine Estates appears to have absorbed the shock from China’s punitive tariffs and “is positive on outlook across its key markets outside mainland China” for the year 2022, the company has announced in its latest 2021 annual report. Read More
The much-anticipated Wine to Asia has been postponed again due to recent flare ups of the more infectious Delta variant that has spread from eastern Nanjing to 27 different cities across China. Read More
The second edition of Wine to Asia has been postponed to August, the organizer has announced citing the recent Covid-19 flare-ups in Guangdong as the main reason for the rescheduling. Read More
Global wine consumption in the pandemic year reached the lowest recorded level of consumption since 2002, and China is the key driver for the downward trend, says OIV. Read More
China has announced this week that starting from 15 March, the country will relax travel restrictions for foreigners but there's a catch. Read More
Industry leader from Hong Kong's dining sector warns that 3,000 restaurants would close for good, as the city extends another two weeks of social distancing measures that would cover the lucrative Chinese New Year. Read More