Crurated, the London-based membership wine community, announced this month that the company has raised US$7.2 million from a group of private investors to further evolve … Read More
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Dubai has ended its longstanding alchol tax at the start of this year and made its liquor license free for all in an effort to bolster domestic consumption and tourism. Read More
Here are all the most influential women working in wine and spirits industry in 2022, according to WINWSA. Read More
The Hong Kong Wine & Dine Festival returns this November, but will international and Chinese visitors come? Read More
North Korean ruling elites’ penchant demand for fine wines and spirits has revived China’s liquor exports to the isolated country, two years after it sealed off its borders in early 2020 in face of Covid. Read More
ProWine Singapore staged from September 5-8 in the lion city became the only major sourcing platform for southeast Asian countries since the pandemic and will be an annual event instead of biennial trade fair. Read More
China’s holidaymakers cut back on travels and tourism related spending during the Golden Week of October but spending on dining and alcoholic beverages are on the rise as Covid rules discourage mobility. Read More
Average adult Koreans drank 53 bottles of soju, 83 bottles of beer last year despite declining alcohol consumption. Read More
Despite late resumption of business in mainland China, WSET has reported that in the last academic year (2021-2022) students from a record 75 countries enrolled for a WSET qualification, taking their exams in 15 different languages. Read More
Drinks giant Pernod Ricard reported record year of sales and profits in 2022, driven by strong, balanced and diversified growth but its wine category is lagging behind. Read More