Mercian Corporation (“Mercian”), a leading wine importer and producer in Japan owned by Kirin, has announced the launch of a new wine brand called “Mercian Wines”, as it tries to energize local wine market after slumping wine sales in 2021. Read More
Spain
These five Chinese celebrities made a name for their performance on screen and their enterprising spirit, but perhaps few knew them through their association with wine. Read More
One of Spain's most influential wineries, Álvaro Palacios, has announced that four of its top wines will be encased in history-inspired new bottles starting from the 2019 vintage. Read More
Alejandro Fernández, the pioneer of Ribera del Duero and responsible for creating Tinto Pesquera that's lauded by wine critic Robert Parker as "Petrus of Spain", has passed away at the age of 88 in Santander of Spain. Read More
Oria Shanghai's wine brand Little Red Riding Hood raised US$20 million in funding, the same amount raised by Vivino in 2018, but why haven't we heard about the wine brand that's changing China's wine market? Read More
Ancestral varietals rescued and revived by Spain's leading winery Familia Torres won a top prize at an international wine competition. Read More
China's thirst for wine has led to a global vineyard purchasing spree. Here, we have mapped out well-heeled Chinese buyers' global acquisitions. Read More
Spain’s leading winery, Familia Torres, has stepped up and retooled its production lines to make face shields to help medical staff who are short for … Read More
The global wine production in 2019 dropped by 10% compared to the previous year, hampered by unfavourable weather conditions in main wine producing countries such … Read More
A total of 27 leaders from some of the EU’s major wine companies have met to discuss challenges at stake for the European wine trade including climate change and sustainability. Read More