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South Africa
China and South Africa have signed a framework trade agreement that will grant South African exports, including wine, zero tariffs across all product categories once the deal takes effect. Read More
ALDI’s best-selling wines in China are cheap, unflashy and relentlessly practical. Based on the retailer’s own repurchase data, the ranking reveals how far price—not provenance or prestige—now shapes wine buying, and why bulk imports, sweet styles and under-RMB 100 bottles dominate the list. Read More
At the IWSC, South Africa's Cap Classique walked away with three golds and seven silvers, with one winery bagging two golds. Read More
South African wine could be the next to enjoy zero-tariff access to China under a sweeping new trade policy that Beijing has proposed this week for 53 African countries. Read More
In Taiwan, the annual growth rate of imported sparkling wines reached 9.7%.
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The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has made history by electing its first President from Africa. Read More
DGB, South Africa's largest independent wine and spirits producer, has furthered its commitment to the Helderberg wine region by acquiring the Avontuur wine brand, cellar, and cellar door, following its acquisition of 136 hectares in the area last October. Read More
To capture Chinese drinkers' hearts, AM vineyards, a winery from the Cape, is producing wines specifically tailored to “meet the needs of the Chinese palate,” it has announced. Read More
Boschendal from DGB, South Africa's leading premium wine company, has found a new home in Hong Kong with Omtis Fine Wines, a leading fine wine company in Greater China region. Read More