loire valley

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

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

Hong Kong and mainland China may still be in the grips of a budding love affair with high-end red wines, but growing demand among younger and female consumers in the region is making champagne makers more bullish about their prospects there by the year. Read More

With the boom years of Japanese wine tourism long past, and competition from wine-growing regions in the United States, Australia, Italy and Spain becoming more intense, France is finding it can no longer depend solely on its traditional sources of wine tourists. Read More

Will the growing number of fashionable Chinese turning to sweet and dry white wines benefit winemakers in places like Sancerre, France? On the last day of our trip to the Loire Valley, we look to answer that question. 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

In part one of our three-part series on the Loire Valley, we look at the region's diverse wineries and winemakers, and more specifically, investigate how smaller labels are trying to compete with much larger "brands" in emerging markets like China. Read More