Singaporean investment heavyweight Heliconia Capital Management Pte Ltd has finalized its acquisition of Wine Connection, the leading operator of wine shops and restaurants in Southeast Asia, in a deal reportedly valued at US$100 million. Read More
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Diageo, the maker of Johnie Walker and Bailey’s, has officially opened its first Research and Development Center in Shanghai to further its product innovation and development ambitions in China. Read More
Bearing the brunt of the ban will be undoubtedly Japanese seafood and seafood dependent restaurants but what are the implications for Japanese wine and whisky as they are categorized under ‘Food’ by Chinese authorities. Read More
How much wine can NBA star James Harden sell with 14 seconds? Apparently 10,000 bottles! Read More
How did the world's top wine consumers perform between 2009 and 2022? See the changes in one chart. Read More
China has officially scrapped more than 80% of punitive tariffs on Australian barley that it has imposed since May 2020, raising hope that wine could be next. Read More
A gas explosion at a barbeque restaurant in China's premier wine region Ningxia left 31 dead and 7 injured. Read More
Bourgone wine exports in 2022 achieved a record turnover of more than €1.5 billion for the equivalent of 90 million bottles following a historically low harvest in 2021. Read More
Château Beauséjour's wine designs are getting a new face lift ahead of its 2022 vintage release. Read More
Ningxia, a premier Chinese wine-producing region known as "China's Bordeaux", will host a wine-themed international conference and an expo in its capital city of Yinchuan this month, as it dials up promotions on the backs of growing domestic sales and exports. Read More