As wine volumes fall and baijiu prices invert, vermouth posts double-digit value growth, riding cocktail culture, home bartending and tariff tailwinds.
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France
Château Mouton Rothschild has tapped Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos to illustrate the label for its 2023 vintage, marking the first time the First Growth estate has commissioned an artist from Portugal. Read More
Australian winery Auswan Creek and French wine producer Bel Eden are joining forces in China through a strategic merger of their domestic distribution channels — a rare show of expansion in an otherwise sluggish market. Read More
Hong Kong's wine imports data for H1 2025 is out. France, ever the stalwart, eked out modest growth and surprisingly, mainland China muscled into Hong Kong’s top ten sources for the first time. Read More
Taiwan’s wine imports are shrinking—but not for everyone. Find out which country defied the downturn with a 52% surge and why French wines still reign supreme in value.
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China and French brandy producers have reached a preliminary agreement on pricing, a key development in Beijing’s anti-dumping investigation into European brandy imports that signals easing tensions between the two sides. Read More
France remained Hong Kong’s largest wine supplier in 2024, even as imports fell 13.11% in volume and 10.84% in value, still accounting for 64.69% of Hong Kong’s total import value. Read More
Once hailed as Asia’s next big growth opportunity, South Korea's wine imports have now declined for the second consecutive year, signaling a market correction after years of pandemic-fueled expansion. Read More
China’s imported spirits market experienced a sharp downturn in 2024, with brandy and whiskey imports plummeting under the weight of high inventory levels and waning demand. Read More
China's wine imports for the first time has rebounded in five years, and here are the top 10 wine suppliers driving the changing dynamics of one of the world's most influential markets. Read More