Hong Kong’s award-winning Cantonese restaurant has dropped international wines entirely, betting that discovery and food pairings of Chinese wines can win over diners who arrive expecting French or Italian labels. Read More
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The back-to-back victory puts Bar Leone alongside London’s Milk & Honey, Artesian and Connaught Bar as the only establishments to retain the global title. It is also the first in Asia to achieve the feat. Read More
Once a lucrative gateway for moving Bordeaux into mainland China, the cross-border trade is being squeezed by big-data surveillance, weak demand and evaporating margins.
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Only two of the nine markets tracked by Vino Joy News saw both import volume and value fall in the first half of 2026, highlighting pockets of resilience across Asia.
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China has added another Master of Wine, with Shenzhen-based Weiran Liu becoming the fourth Chinese national to earn one of the industry’s most demanding qualifications. Read More
Julien Boulard becomes one of only six people to hold both the Master of Wine and Master Sommelier titles, while Derek Li makes history as Hong Kong’s first homegrown Master Sommelier. Read More
Hong Kong’s wine market is growing again, with both import volume and value in positive territory for the first time since 2021. What is driving the recovery? We spoke to leading wine merchants to find out. Read More
Vinexpo Asia will become an annual Hong Kong event from 2027, ending its alternating format with Singapore as organisers reaffirm the city's strategic role in Asian wine trade. Read More
As it celebrates its 130th anniversary, Provence icon Domaines Ott has unveiled the 2024 vintage of Étoile, a rosé built around a concept that remains unusual in the world of rosé: ageing potential. Read More
Fifty years after the Judgment of Paris upended the wine world, California is once again putting the historic tasting at the center of its pitch to Asian consumers. Read More