wine consumption

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

Wine import volume and value have been plummeting as China's ongoing anti-corruption campaign shows no signs of easing. Read More

According to a recent report, falling demand for wine in China has led winemakers across the country to scale back on production. 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

A roundup of wine news coming out of China, from rising domestic production and an import slowdown to a new youth-focused soap opera aimed at the country's middle-class and Louis Latour's recent tastings in Shanghai. Read More

With the wine market in China evolving, French winemakers are following their New World counterparts in looking to occupy the Chinese mid-market. Read More

With French imports continuing to dominate at the high-end of China's booming wine market and domestic players battling it out at the low-end, US winemakers have moved quickly to occupy the increasingly lucrative mid-market. Read More

As some luxury brands fret about their short-term prospects in the Greater China market and observers await the upcoming autumn art auction season in Hong Kong, the first major wine auction of the fall reinforced the view that Chinese demand for top-flight wines remains strong. Read More

However, with wine consumption growing not only among wealthy Chinese, but also the country's younger, urban middle-class drinkers, opportunities are arising for New World and (non-French) Old World winemakers as well. Read More

Despite a growing population of exploratory "wine newbies," wine-loving returned overseas students, a curious middle class and a burgeoning group of aspiring wine aficionados, wine purchases in China still remain more closely tied to business than pleasure. Read More