India is ramping up regulatory checks on authenticity and labelling of alcoholic products. Read More
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China has moved to regulate alcohol-free wine and beer alongside conventional alcoholic beverages, tightening controls on sales to minors in its first comprehensive update on the country’s drinks regulation in 21 years following the fast rise of e-commerce and instant retail. Read More
As alcohol-free wine rapidly gains ground in China, regulators are stepping in to bring order to a fast-expanding but loosely defined category in the Asia-Pacific’s largest market for alcohol-free wine. Read More
Thailand will abolish a long-standing rule that allowed only one importer to represent each wine brand in the country, a move aimed at increasing competition and lowering prices in the market. Read More
Travelers will be allowed to bring two bottles of wine into Taiwan, doubling the current limit. Hong Kong wine and spirits merchants may stand to be the biggest beneficiaries. Here’s why. Read More
The real challenge lies not in consumer demand but in navigating the labyrinthine certification process that keeps many Western wines from being marketed as organic in the country. Read More