Hong Kong has returned to rank as the most valuable market for wines from Bordeaux, France's biggest wine region, while exports to mainland China suffered a double-digit drop. Read More
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Australian wine exports to its most valuable market China has reached all time high in terms of value in the 12 months ended in June, despite a 16% drop in volume, according to the latest figures released by Wine Australia. Read More
Wines of Chile has announced the appointment of Nicolai Samsing as its new director of Asia, replacing Julio Alonso Ducci, the association has announced. Read More
Mirco Tarducci of the Galaxy Macau’s 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA has been crowned the winner of the 2019 Ruinart Sommelier Challenge, after competing with over 30 sommeliers in Hong Kong and Macau in champagne blind-tasting challenges. Read More
Chinese wine consumers were drinking more expensive Bourgogne wines last year despite an overall fall in volume, as figures released by The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) have shown. Read More
Japanese private equity firm Cool Japan Fund Inc. (CJF) has bought shares in China’s leading wine importer East Meets West Fine Wines (EMW) for an undisclosed amount. Read More
Douyin or TikTok, the popular Chinese video sharing app with more than 100 million users, is cracking down on baijiu sales on its platform, raising fear that the latest content regulation could also affect wine sales. Read More
Don't write off New York's Finger Lakes as a one-trick Riesling producer yet as a group of aspiring winemakers from this cool climate region are adding a plethora of elegant and constrained wines that are in what Christopher Bates MS described as "nothing like California". Read More
While in Hong Kong launching his new book on Spain's iconic winery Marques de Riscal, Andrew Caillard MW took aim at wine drinkers' excessive pursuit for a perfect wine, rebutting that if all wines are the same, "it would be coco-cola". Read More
Entries are now open for this year's Wine Australia China Awards, set up to recognize individuals and companies that have made "outstanding contributions to promoting and raising the awareness of Australian wine" in its most valuable market China. Read More