french wine

The Barossa Valley’s Seppeltsfield formed a joint venture with a Chinese wine maker to create a local tourism hub for its growing market. Read More

As Chinese consumers become more savvy about obvious fakes, counterfeiters are employing increasingly sneaky methods to trick them. Read More

Already a leading force in the mid-market segment, more Australian winemakers hope to take on the dominant French in China's fine wine market. Read More

When it comes to wine, the burgeoning Chinese oenophile's single-minded preference for high-end French wines has become the stuff of legend and even caused global ripples in recent years. Read More

Although upstart boutique wineries in China continue to gain accolades for the steadily increasing quality of their wine, and the country's massive Changyu is set to hit store shelves in Britain, consumer preferences and quality control concerns are putting greater pressure on domestic winemakers. Read More

As if France's dominance of the imported wine market in China wasn't absolute enough, the French Agriculture Ministry has announced plans to launch a campaign to introduce Chinese wine drinkers to 400 types of wine from 12 regions in France. Read More

Tipped as one of the contenders to become "the next Lafite" in China, Bordeaux heavyweight Château Margaux recently announced the hiring of a new business development manager in Shanghai to better understand and grow in the rapidly changing market. Read More

In order to maintain their dominance in the contentious and booming China wine market, French winemakers and wine-growing regions too are turning to the microblogging platform in a big way. Read More

With commentators around the world weighing in on what 2012 will hold for the luxury industry in China and the country's still-booming art auction market, it pays to take a step back and look at some of the major trends that took shape in 2011. Read More

With living standards rising, and more international brewers eying the country's growing middle class, Chinese beer drinkers have become spoiled for choice, with brands like Carlsberg and Heineken becoming ubiquitous nationwide and a growing number of premium beers hitting bars and store shelves. Read More