A landmark Bicentennial celebration of La Romanée as a single family-owned Monopole drove record-breaking demand at a Hong Kong wine auction last week. Read More
Hong Kong
Vinexpo Asia drew more markets than ever to Hong Kong but fewer producers and smaller booths. As the fair weighs abandoning its two-city rotation for a permanent home, the question is no longer whether it matters, but where it decides to belong. Read More
As one of the world’s leading wine trading hubs and a major centre for fine wine consumption, Hong Kong continues to hold an outsized role in Bordeaux’s global export strategy. Read More
A flashy Chinese hedge fund firm once celebrated as part of the country’s elite “100 billion yuan club” has landed in hot water over a bizarre wine-smuggling scheme involving Hong Kong warehouses, underground border runners and dodged taxes. Read More
A self-described “UFO”, Yann Durieux is reimagining Burgundy from how wine is made to where its future terroirs may lie. Read More
From Hong Kong and Shanghai to Mumbai and Bangkok, more than 20 major wine and spirits exhibitions will shape how producers enter Asia’s fastest-evolving drinks markets. Read More
Sotheby’s said its wine and spirits division generated US$127.5 million in sales in 2025, up nearly 12% from a year earlier and double the level recorded a decade ago. Read More
Hong Kong’s wine imports showed early signs of stabilisation in 2025, with import value edging higher after three consecutive years of decline, though still well below 2021's peak. Read More
VATS Liquor, China’s first A-share–listed liquor distributor, said it expects to post its first full-year loss as falling alcohol prices and inventory write-downs weigh on earnings. Read More
China’s wine exports posted a sharp increase in 2025, bucking a broader decline in imports as producers looked overseas for growth amid pressure in the domestic market, customs data showed. Read More