Napa winery donates 12,000 masks to Coronavirus effort
Napa Valley’s Acumen Wines has shipped and donated 12,000 N95 respirator masks to a hospital in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the Coronavirus crisis and Acumen founder Eric Yuan’s hometown.
More than 1200 fine wine lovers attend the 2019 Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter
Last Saturday 16 November, more than 1200 wine lovers gathered at the Ritz-Carlton Shanghai Pudong to meet over 160 star producers from 17 countries at the sixth edition of Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter. Over 600 fine wines were poured and shared during the one-day event, with the oldest vintage tasted dating back over half a century.
Chinese Marselan and ice wine shine at Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019
Two Chinese wines, including a Marselan from Ningxia and an icewine from Liaoning, won gold medals in the 2019 Decanter Asia Wine Awards (DAWA). Meanwhile, a significant increase in Silver winning indicates an overall improvement in quality.
Who gained stars in the Michelin Guide Shanghai 2020?
Ultraviolet remains the sole three stars restaurant while T’ang Court was downgraded to one...Ultraviolet remains the sole three stars restaurant while T’ang Court was downgraded to one...
Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019 judging week begins
Almost 60 wine professionals from 14 different countries have gathered in Hong Kong for Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2019 judging week.
Shanghai Encounter 2019: Decanter returns to Shanghai with inaugural ‘Wine Legends Room’ and star Masterclasses
Decanter announced on 25 June that it is returning to Shanghai with a sixth edition of its Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter on Saturday, 16 November 2019. The 2019 event features an all-star Grand Tasting, five Masterclasses and a first ‘Wine Legends Room’.
DWWA 2019: Chinese wines winning seven Gold medals awarded across red, white and rosé wine styles
Chinese wines in a variety of styles have won seven gold medals in the 2019 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA), the world’s largest wine competition. Six out of the seven medals were awarded to Ningxia wines.
Fresh China tariffs a worry for US wine producers
China plans to again raise tariffs on US wine imports as part of retaliatory levies on $60bn of US goods, in a move that has heightened concerns among American wineries over their access to the developing market.
Bordeaux châteaux owners pledge hundreds of millions to rebuild Notre-Dame
François Pinault, owner of Château Latour and Bernard Arnault, owner of luxury group LVMH, have pledged to donate hundreds of millions of Euros towards rebuilding Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris after a major fire devastated the 850-year-old landmark yesterday evening.
DBR Lafite to split China distribution four ways
Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) announced today that it is set to split the distribution of its six brands in China to four separate partners, including Pernod Ricard and ASC Fine Wines, from 1st July 2019.