Average adult Koreans drank 53 bottles of soju, 83 bottles of beer last year despite declining alcohol consumption. Read More
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Here's why China's southern metropolis Shenzhen is leading the country's alcohol consumption market. An in-depth look at Shenzhen market by the numbers. Read More
Global wine consumption recovered in 2021 in both volume and value but challenges loom big including global supply chain bottleneck and energy crisis caused by Ukraine war, and China’s persistent market downturn. Read More
China's intense lockdown and curbs have shown immediate effects on the country's lucrative wine market, especially in three of the affluent cities in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Dongguan that are engines for the country’s wine consumption, as the country holds on tight to its ‘zero-Covid policy’. Read More
The onslaught of Hong Kong’s worst outbreak has soured Hong Kong’s once buoyant wine market, leaving merchants in limbo without detailed government timeline amid rising restaurant closures and retail slump. Read More
Hong Kong’s wine market made a triumphant rebound last year, signalling the market has returned to pre-Covid level in 2019 but uncertainties hang as the city imposes toughest Covid curbs yet. Read More
South Korea's wine imports soared over 70% in 2021 to reach a record high, making it the fastest growing Asian market for wine, as more wine drinkers turn to home consumption during the pandemic.
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Research shows Chinese netizens no longer treat wine merely as a gift or panacea, but have developed a genuine interest towards wine, especially those of domestic production.
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South Korea, is uncorking more wine bottles than ever. The country's wine consumption in the first seven months of the year hit a fresh high coming off a record year of drinking in 2020 despite pandemic. Read More
Global wine consumption in the pandemic year reached the lowest recorded level of consumption since 2002, and China is the key driver for the downward trend, says OIV. Read More