Shanghai, Beijing of course are on the list but there's one province that showed significant growth that defied the overall slump. Here are China's top 10 wine importing provinces and cities in 2023. Read More
Imported wine
China’s imported wine market is at its lowest ebb, but has it bottomed out yet? Read More
Buying wines in Thailand is gonna get much cheaper, with the country set to abolish import tarifffs completely and slash excise tax. Read More
China's wine industry, grappling with the aftermath of the pandemic, faces a sharp decline in profitability, with domestic companies and imported wine markets experiencing significant downturns. But there are signs of resilence. Read More
This also means that overall imported spirits value is now more than double that of wine imports, after it first overtook wine in 2021. Read More
China's thirst for imported spirits has experienced a significant surge during the first half of this year, doubling the size of the country's imported wine market. Read More
If the slide continues, most likely 2023 will be the worst performing year in a decade since anti-corruption clamdown. Read More
Within just months, Wajiu Group has acquired and merged two of China’s biggest wine importing companies – Summergate Fine Wines and Torres China, creating the biggest shakeup in China’s imported wine business in recent years. So who is Wajiu? How did they get here? Here’s all you need to know about the company. Read More
A towering figure in China’s wine industry, Don St Pierre Sr. leaves behind a lasting legacy as he played a pivotal role in introducing fine wines to China and broadening Chinese palates. Read More
China's State Council has introduced a new set of rules loosening its tight grip on wine labeling for imported wines as a way to boost high-quality wine imports amid the country's dwindling wine consumption. Read More