grape wine

Based on the factors outlined in my last column, and of course also shaped by the general direction of the global and Chinese macro-economic environments, several potential scenarios are possible for the future of China’s wine industry. Read More

One of the more interesting shifts in the China high-end wine market this year has been the growing popularity of reds from Burgundy and relative decline of Bordeaux in first-tier cities. Read More

The high end of China's wine market may still be the domain of French wineries, but as Chinese drinkers become more savvy and gradually less label-focused, New World winemakers stand to gain. Read More

In part two of our look at the Loire Valley, we visit three wineries that are combining traditional techniques with a more global outlook: Château-Midouin, Château de Chaintres, and Pierre & Bertrand Couly. Read More

Although French labels continue to dominate at the higher end of the import spectrum, New World wineries from the US, Canada, and South America have also increased efforts to crack the country. Read More

This week, China's aspiring wine connoisseurs will get their chance to interact with respected names from the global wine industry at the second annual China Wine Challenge at the Shanghai Hilton. Read More

China's seemingly insatiable thirst for premium European wine was on full display at the International Wine Fair, as was the enthusiasm for this fast-growing and maturing market among continental winemakers. Read More

With China surpassing Germany and the UK to become the Bordeaux's largest export market, and Bordeaux mainstays like Château Lafite becoming the bottles of choice for Chinese collectors, it's no surprise Chinese buyers have swept into the region. Read More

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

With Château Lafite's dominance of the high-end Bordeaux market in China slowly slipping away, Château d’Yquem is quietly becoming something of a "must-have" for some of the more fashionable drinkers in Shanghai and Beijing. Read More