"Quality Gap Is Still Significant" Between Chinese And Imported Wine

Family Winemakers of California (FWC) and Stonebridge Research Group LLC have been awarded an Emerging Market Program grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a roadmap on how to sell California fine wines in the Chinese market.

A combination of Australian and Chinese investors will buy almost half of Bleasdale at Langhorne Creek - one of Australia's oldest wineries.

Through a cruel coincidence, the habitats of China's giant pandas also happen to be the country's best potential land for wine vineyards, and a turf war has started between the bear-protectors and the Bordeaux-pushers.

Jeannie Cho Lee MW casts a skeptical eye over the French wine market in China.

Project to generate sales and marketing approach for California fine wines.

Children, I have two things to say to you. The first is that you shouldn't be reading this column, since our society believes in keeping young people away from alcohol until they're too old to learn to consume it moderately; the second is that if you ever doubt that you can make a thing true just by saying it with sufficient conviction, look at China.

Jeannie Cho Lee MW has picked out two main shifts within Germany's wine industry that she predicts could have an important positive effect on the country's fortunes, especially in Asia.

Nyetimber, a UK-based winery that produces sparkling wines, has partnered with premier wine distributor Enoteca of Tokyo to export its wines to Japan from June 2013.

Kweichow Moutai Company Limited (KMCL), a China-based state-owned enterprise specializing in the production and sales of Maotai or Baijiu liquor, is set to purchase Chateau Loudenne wine estate of France.

English wine producer Nyetimber has announced plans to export to Japan from June this year.

Exports of higher-priced Australian wine to China and the US are growing, according to new figures - but the industry remains cautious in the face of the strong Australian dollar.

A previous column reviewed Tibetan Dry wines from Shangri-La Winery. This column will focus on the Yunnan Red Wine Company based in Mi Le, near Yunnan's capital of Kunming.

Less known for flash in China than Italy, yet enjoying a reputation for craftsmanship that rivals France, Scotland's ancient history and deep association with quality cashmere and whisky (as well as that most quintessential of wealth-connoting activities, golf) has translated to massive opportunity in China for many Scottish companies.

A government campaign against lavish spending has led wine drinkers to spend less.

The Tao of Jerry meets the Yao of Ming. Or something like that

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told the country's free-spending political elite to cut back on their extravagant lifestyle

As part of Wine Institute's partnership with Visit California, the state's tourism organization, Golden State wines will be featured at an event billed, "California Winemaker's Dinner Meets Chinese Banquet" in Shanghai, as well as a VIP reception at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

Looking to recoup domestic revenues lost to Beijing's ongoing anti-luxury crackdown, some makers of high-end baijiu are setting their sights on tourist and expat Chinese communities abroad.

The Hong Kong installment of a two-part auction exceeds expectations, raising money for Chef Ferran Adrià's foundation.