fine wine

The e-commerce giant expands its partnership with Penfolds as more Chinese wine connoisseurs head to online shops to avoid counterfeits. Read More

A new report by Bain & Company estimates that China has surpassed the US to become the world's largest luxury market. Read More

With Christie’s, Bonhams, Beijing Poly, Ravenel, Seoul Auction, Tiancheng and United Asian Auctioneers holding overlapping auctions in Hong Kong through November 28, the city is the center of attention in the auction world this week. Read More

Having relatively few investment options at their disposal, recent economic turmoil means we can expect more investors to join the ranks of China's new collectors, who have increasingly driven sales at auction houses not only in mainland China but also Hong Kong, London and New York. Read More

China's wine market, long the domain of dry reds, is getting sweeter, more effervescent and--increasingly--pinker. Read More

China may still be in the grips of Bordeaux fever, but the stratospheric prices for the oft-mentioned Chateau Lafite and seeming overexposure of this region may be a godsend for Burgundy wines. Read More

Featuring more than 600 lots valued over US$7.7 million, highlights of the auction series include ten years of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild (1992-2002) and a jaw-dropping collection of wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Read More

Though China is still a comparatively young market for whisky of all stripes, from the rare single-malts sought after by big-city aficionados to the more popular blended varieties that are ubiquitous on bar tables from Shanghai to Kunming it is clear that the market has developed rapidly and is still growing. Read More

November has been a big month for wine lovers in Hong Kong, with events like the 2nd Annual Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair and the Spectrum Wine Auctions auction of the Aubrey McClendon Collection, which took place this last weekend in California and was simulcast at Crown Wine Cellars in Hong Kong. Read More

Recent wine auctions in Hong Kong and the rapid escalation of individual wine consumption in the mainland market indicate what many in the wine industry have dreamed about for decades is starting to come true: wine is finally beginning to capture a wider audience in China. Read More