Baijiu sales in 2025 suffered sharp drops but wine managed to grow for Vats Liquor Store. Read More
Wine
India has taken a major step toward liberalising its tightly protected wine market, agreeing to slash tariffs on New Zealand wine by up to 83% … Read More
As alcohol-free wine rapidly gains ground in China, regulators are stepping in to bring order to a fast-expanding but loosely defined category in the Asia-Pacific’s largest market for alcohol-free wine. Read More
Changyu Pioneer Wine Company saw its net profit collapse 76% in 2025, tumbling to just RMB 71 million ($9.9 million), the lowest since it went public more than 20 years ago. Read More
ProWine Tokyo 2026 will open next week with nearly 200 exhibitors from 23 countries, as Japan’s largest wine and spirits trade fair continues to position itself as a key gateway to one of Asia’s most premium-driven markets. Read More
ASC Fine Wines CEO Don St. Pierre Jr. on why global producers are rediscovering China, why many local distributors won't survive and why that's not necessarily a bad thing. Read More
Xige Estate, one of the leading producers in Ningxia’s Helan Mountain East Foothills, plans to go public within five years as it accelerates expansion across multiple wine regions and new product categories, its founder said. Read More
Italian authorities have seized about 2.5 million litres of falsely certified wine, valued at more than €4 million ($4.3 million), in a nationwide crackdown on fraud in the country’s wine sector. Read More
EMW has taken on Chengdu brand tazaTe as shifting consumer habits push alcohol importers to broaden beverage portfolios. Read More
China’s most popular wine list on Tmall is showing a split personality. On one end: dirt-cheap, sugary, TikTok-friendly local bottles flying off the virtual shelves. On the other: premium heavyweights like Penfolds refusing to budge from their throne. Read More