China wine sales | Ningxia exports up 256% in 2021
Ningxia’s authorities are reporting a 256% rise in wine exports for 2021, on top of a 41% boost in 2020. Given exports reached a reported …
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BinGo! A made-in-China Penfolds in Ningxia?
Online trade publication WBO reports that Treasury Wine Estates, best-known for its Penfolds label, is making progress in plans to make wine in China. WBO …
Through the grapevine | Longdai (Lafite) bought Treaty Port’s vineyards
Chris Ruffle, the British businessman who founded winery Treaty Port aka The Scottish Castle over 15 years ago in Shandong, says he has sold his …
China Wine Press ~ CFDF postponed; Ao Yun on Liv-Ex; Mystic Island, Xige & EMW
All the wine world’s a stage and China keeps getting bigger roles. Some coverage of that drama. Compiled by J. Boyce Mystic Island just signed a …
China wine sales | East Meets West will rep Xige Estate
China-based wine importer / distributor East Meets West just announced it “signed an exclusive on-trade distribution agreement for Mainland of China” with Ningxia winery Xige …
Top 100 Chinese wines | Shuai Zekun’s 2021 list for James Suckling
Wow, critic Shuai Zekun, who reviews for James Suckling, just released some kind of top 100 Chinese wine list. There are the expected entries, like …
Local heroes II | Four cool China-themed sessions at Wine to Asia
The second Wine to Asia—postponed in June, postponed in August and hopefully, fingers crossed, held sans incident next month in Shenzhen—has four intriguing Chinese wine …
Local heroes | When Chinese wine meets craft beer
Chinese wine quality has grown far faster than sales this past decade and there is plenty of concern, and some panic, about how to connect …
Going viral | The COVID-19 era is saving China’s wine industry
The COVID-19 crisis has exacted a huge toll on the world but it has also meant opportunity for some, including China’s wine producers. I wrote …
Mamma mia! Italian Wine Week in Beijing
Benvenuto! The first Italian Wine Week ??????? in Beijing is slated for September 12 to September 18 and will offer super fun and value. If …