Links Concept Family Wine Merchants, one of Hong Kong’s leading wine importers, has been acquired by the United Kingdom–based Coterie Group, becoming part of the company’s expanding global portfolio spanning wine sales, storage and superyacht supply services. Read More
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Speaking with Vino Joy News during his visit to the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival, Allan Sichel outlined how Bordeaux is navigating this period of change — from export struggles and its new campaign for consumer engagement to the uncertain future of en primeur. Read More
China’s most traditional spirit is going abroad — but not quite the way it seems. New trade data shows millions worth of baijiu are being exported, then re-imported back home. Hong Kong is snapping up top-shelf bottles, South Korea is awash with cheap liquor, and the industry’s “globalization” push might just be one giant loop. Read More
This marks the first time in the award’s history that an Asian bar has claimed the global No. 1 title. Read More
Bonhams will hold the first-ever ex-cellar auction from Burgundy’s Maison Edouard Delaunay in Hong Kong this November, featuring 68 lots direct from the historic estate’s family cellar, including a single-barrel selection estimated at up to HK$360,000 (US$46,000). Read More
Hong Kong Customs has intercepted HK$140 million (US$18 million) worth of smuggled goods — including Macallan 12-Year-Old whisky — hidden in containers bound for South Korea. Read More
This year, the Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival will return to the Central Harbourfront from October 23 to 26, 2025. Read More
A bottle of Krug Clos d’Ambonnay 2002 — one of the world’s rarest Champagnes — turned a candlelit dinner in Hong Kong’s Central district into an HK$84,000 (US$10,760) nightmare. Read More
Hong Kong entertainment mogul Albert Yeung will auction 426 bottles of rare fine wine at Sotheby’s in September, including some of the most sought-after names in the world of collecting, with an estimated value exceeding HK$10 million. Read More
Australian wine label Penfolds will bring its “Re-Corking Clinic” to Hong Kong on Aug. 22–23, offering collectors a chance to have aged bottles inspected, authenticated, and re-corked under the supervision of its chief winemaker. Read More