The Chandon grape-growing venture has liabilities exceeding its assets as Ningxia State Farm Group seeks a full exit.

China's newest MW on the finance detour that nearly took him out of wine, why his research paper tackled trade fairs, and what wineries still get wrong at Chinese expos. A few years ago, Liu Weiran ...

Shipments to mainland China jumped 72% by volume, while gains across Asia helped offset weakness in New Zealand’s largest export market. New Zealand shipped nearly 72% more wine to mainland China in ...

Duties will fall from 150% to as low as 25% over a decade, though lower-priced wines will see no relief. Besides, hefty state taxes and regulations are still major hurdles.

Two key subsidiaries of the drinks distributor owe RMB127 million in back taxes and late-payment charges. Their location highlights the role of regional tax incentives, but the company has not ...

Henry Tang, the former Hong Kong official who helped lay the foundations for the city’s duty-free wine trade, is putting more than 800 lots from his private collection up for auction at Christie’s ...

Years of discounting and tepid En Primeur campaign have discouraged importers from buying Bordeaux. Now, with the Mid-Autumn gifting season under way, merchants are struggling to find the 2023 ...

Margaux, Mouton Rothschild and Haut-Brion miss the top award, Latour is absent altogether, and conflicting estate counts add to questions over Michelin's new wine hierarchy. Following its inaugural ...

Once a lucrative gateway for moving Bordeaux into mainland China, the cross-border trade is being squeezed by big-data surveillance, weak demand and evaporating margins. Shenzhen was once a major ...

Evidence from trade associations, exhibition organisers and wine merchants points to the same conclusion: China’s wine trade is undergoing a prolonged and increasingly unforgiving shakeout. China’s ...

Only two of the nine markets tracked by Vino Joy News saw both import volume and value fall in the first half of 2026, highlighting pockets of resilience across Asia. As the global wine market ...

Lotte Chilsung's alcohol business generated first-half sales of US$280 million, up 1.9% in H1 2026. Operating profit increased 34.5% to US$16.6 million. Wine sales of South Korea’s drinks giant, Lotte ...