Margaux château to present Chinese artist exhibition
Bordeaux third growth Château d’Issan and the Escales Society will present an exhibition by Chinese artist Leng Hong during Vinexpo.
WSET celebrates its top-perfoming students
A Chinese student took top honours as the WSET held its 2013 Awards and Graduation Ceremony last week.
Chateau Margaux opens official Weibo account
Bordeaux’s Chateau Margaux has joined fellow first growth Chateau Lafite-Rothschild on Chinese social media, by opening its official Sina Weibo account today. Updated with Interview with Ms Zheng.
Altaya Group acquires Rare & Fine Wines
Hong Kong wine merchant the Altaya Group has bought Rare & Fine Wines, it announced on Tuesday.
Libourne, Pu’er to jointly market tea, wine
A commercial and cultural accord has been signed between Libourne, the closest city to the Pomerol and Saint Emilion vineyards in Bordeaux, and Pu’er, a high quality tea-producing region in the Yunnan province of southwest China.
Christie’s Hong Kong to auction Decanter Asia Wine Awards wines for charity
Two hundred cases of wine from this year’s Decanter Asia Wine Awards are to be sold this week as part of a fine wine auction held at Christie’s Hong Kong to raise money for the newly formed Decanter Asia Wine Scholarship programme.
Foreign imports could hurt Chinese wine producers driving quality, warns expert
The increase of imported wines into China could stunt the growth of quality wine production in China if more isn’t done to overcome domestic production barriers, a leading academic has warned.
WSET launches new site in simplified and traditional Chinese
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has launched a new Chinese website, it announced today.
Don St Pierre interview Q&A
Co-founder and chairman of the board of ASC Fine Wines Don St Pierre talks about key trends in the Chinese market and ASC's plans for the next few years.
New Zealand opens Hong Kong office
New Zealand Winegrowers is to open an office in Hong Kong in order to maximise its presence in Asia.