Germany’s wine industry is doubling down on China and betting big on lighter, easy-drinking styles to win over a new generation of consumers. Read More
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As Chinese wine accelerates its push overseas, the Ningxia Helan Mountain East foothills region is stepping up efforts to expand into global markets through international trade fairs. Read More
ALDI’s best-selling wines in China are cheap, unflashy and relentlessly practical. Based on the retailer’s own repurchase data, the ranking reveals how far price—not provenance or prestige—now shapes wine buying, and why bulk imports, sweet styles and under-RMB 100 bottles dominate the list. Read More
2025 data show volumes down nearly 70% from 2019 as the market consolidates around fewer origins and lower expectations. Read More
EU outlook shows consumption and production sliding through 2035 as younger drinkers turn away and vineyards are pulled out. Read More
For a man with a doctorate and overseas education, Gong Yimin’s downfall was surprisingly pedestrian: whisky. Not just any whisky, but thousands of bottles of premium Scotch, slipped past Chinese customs under the radar — and vastly undervalued. Read More
China's wine imports data for the first half of 2025 is out, and despite a drop in overall volume, these two categories are defying the downturn. Read More
This year's ProWine Hong Kong will feature broadened international participation, an expanded wine and spirits showcase, and the debut release of its China market report. Read More
EU wine exports to most Asian markets suffered setbacks in 2024 with the exception of one market that bucked the downward trend.
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During this period, imports of Australian wine to China increased significantly, while imports from other major wine-producing countries continued to decline. Read More