The on-and-off sale surrounding the fate of Summergate shows the depth of China's cut-throat market competition and how even big congloermerate-backed wine companies are unprepared for market slump and the onslaught of pandemic. Read More
Summergate Fine Wines & Spirits
Summergate, one of China's leading wine importers, is facing business closure after 24 years in the business. Read More
China’s leading wine and spirits importer and distributor Summergate, which was bought by Australia’s Woolworths Group in 2014 has been sold to Gravity Capital, a private equity firm in Asia, for an undisclosed amount, Woolworths Group has announced. Read More
Summergate Fine Wines and Spirits and Maison M. Chapoutier have entered an exclusive distribution partnership for three of its brands including iconic Rhone wine M. Chapoutier, as well as Trenel in Burgundy and Beaujolais and Provence's Château des Ferrages for the mainland China market. Read More
E. & J. Gallo has partnered with Summergate Fine Wine and Spirits to distribute its luxury brands of Orin Swift®, Louis M. Martini®, Pahlmeyer® and L’usine® for mainland China, the two companies have announced. Read More
Craig Aldous, CEO of Summergate Fine Wines & Spirits, has resigned and departed the company, only after 15 months on the job, Summergate's parent company Woolworths Group announced yesterday. Read More