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
Guangdong
With just a junior high school education, Zhuang built one of China’s largest alcohol smuggling rings, evading $20 million in taxes and exposing a vast underground network exploiting e-commerce and Hong Kong trade routes. Read More
Authorities in Zhuhai, Guangdong have uncovered a massive wine and spirits smuggling operation, with over 1 million bottles seized. Read More
Ever wonder where all the imported wines in China end up? In this report, we track the top destinations, highlight the leading markets for sparkling wine, and break down each top importer’s key wine suppliers. Read More
How can wine benefit from the anticipated wedding boom in 2025? Read More
With its cellar seized, a debt-laden wine company had its wines taken as well. Is this practice reasonable? Read More
In Zengcheng, a small town known for lychees and denim, one entrepreneur’s 16-year journey with wine reveals a story of grit, reinvention, and quiet resilience.
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Leading French alcohol industry associations have voiced strong protest over the "unjustifiable" duties on EU brandies and urged European and French authorities to resolve the issue within two months. Read More
A prominent wine storage company in China’s southern Guangdong province is at the center of an unfolding crisis, with multiple importers reporting their inability to retrieve wine stocks amid the company’s mounting legal troubles and crippling debts. Read More
Here are China's top wine importers by region based on customs data in the first half of the year. Read More