Following on the heels of 2019’s drought and a five-week long export ban due to Covi-19, South Africa’s wine exports miraculously defied expectation and registered growths for both value and volume in what was called one of the most challenging years for South African wine industry. Read More
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As Covid-19 continues to ravage Europe, ProWein 2021 in Dusseldorf, arguably the biggest wine trade fair in Europe, will be cancelled, according to the organizer Messe Düsseldorf. Read More
The 160th Hospices de Beaune will go ahead this Sunday, featuring a President's Barrel from Clos de la Roche. Read More
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate has risen to the highest level in 16 years, with the city’s tourist dependent food and beverage industry bearing the brunt of the economic pains from the pandemic. Read More
The World's 50 Best Restaurants Awards is cancelled this year and postponed to 2021, as Covid-19 takes a huge toll on dining sector across the globe where thousands of fine dining restaurants were forced to close for good. Read More
While virtual wine fair becomes the norm in the age of Covid, Minyong Yoo, founder of Wine BM limited, a wine event and marketing company operating in Asia, analyses from his experiences the pros and cons of online wine fairs. Read More
Greene King, UK’s largest pub chain and brewer owned by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing, will suspend operation at 79 of its locations, permanently … Read More
Is the coronavirus pandemic behind China? Response from Vinitaly China roadshow seems to suggest so. Read More
This year's Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival will cancel the physical exhibition part and take the whole event online, Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced. Read More
The average value of Australian wines exported reached its highest level of the past 15 years, but its total value saw a slight dip of 1% for the 12 months ended in June this year, due to social distancing measures enforced globally to contain coronavirus pandemic. Read More