After a successful 2023, the Chinese restaurant sector saw multiple closures last year. This may not directly affect the wine industry, but it suggests a lack of enthusiasm for spending on food and drink.
20,860 trade visitors attended this year's ProWine Shanghai. The leading trade fair for wine and spirits on the Chinese mainland hosted 650 exhibitors from 32 countries and regions, with international participants accounting for over 80%.
Despite a significant drop in wine imports, Hong Kong's wine industry is adapting to changing consumer habits, and economic challenges. Could 2025 bring a revival? Sarah Wong reports.
The recent Wine Business Forum organised by New Zealand Winegrowers considered everything from wine tourism to e-commerce in China. Felicity Carter reports.
More than 500 winegrower families in the cooperative Deutsches Weintor – the Gateway to German Wine – have joined forces on some 750 hectares of vineyards to produce top-class wines, including the excellent collection known as Blue Fish.