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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China's second-largest retailer, Freshippo, is betting on the country's independent winemakers with the launch of a new wine collection that will be rolled out across up to 500 stores nationwide. Read More
China’s Penglai wine region in Shandong province is stepping up its push into overseas markets, with exports growing rapidly in recent years as domestic wine consumption remains under pressure. Read More
In 2025, nearly 60% of all imported wine entered China through just Shanghai and Guangdong—revealing a market that is shrinking, concentrating and quietly reorganising.
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A bottle of wine made in China by France’s Lafite Rothschild group found its way onto the diplomatic stage, presented to President Xi Jinping as a French state gift during Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China last month. Read More
The results, released this week, awarded 11 gold, 56 silver and 95 bronze medals to Chinese wines, with the highest score reaching 97 points. Read More
A Chinese winery has been fined after authorities seized more than 1,500 bottles of sparkling wine falsely labeled as Champagne, the latest in a string of trademark infringement cases involving European wine regions in China. Read More
Aldi, the German supermarket giant, is doubling down on its ultra-low-price wine strategy in China. Following last year’s launch of its “996” wine — six … Read More
Is Lafite’s First Chinese White Wine on the Way? With 20,000 grapevines just been shipped to Long Dai in Shandong, all signs point to a white wine debut from Lafite’s Chinese estate soon. Read More
White wines have become so popular in China that producers are now repurposing red grapes to meet surging demand. Read More