Jane Anson

Peter Kwok expands his St Emilion holdings

One of the first Asian investors to buy a Bordeaux wine estate, Peter Kwok, has expanded his empire with the purchase of Château Tourans in St Emilion.

Chateau Lafitte wins trademark dispute in China

Côtes de Bordeaux producer Château Lafitte has won a two-year trademark dispute brought by Château Lafite Rothschild against them in China.

Reality TV show The Winemakers to return with a focus on China 

US reality show The Winemakers is set to film a third series set in China, despite lengthy delays in series two making it to PBS, America’s 100% sponsor-funded public broadcaster.

The new normal

[Jane Anson] And yet, despite this making Lamont one of the most significant players in Bordeaux, for years journalists would routinely run out little more about Haichang than to describe its owner.

First up, you should know that most of the people that I interviewed about the fallout of Bordeaux 2014 don’t want me to name them. So you’re just going to have to trust me that these are serious players with true inside knowledge of what is

Vineyards on the roof of the world

[Jane Anson] We are here because these remote mountains almost certainly are about to challenge the existing wisdom of where to grow quality wine in China.

Moet Hennessy to bottle first Chinese red wine

Moët Hennessy Estates & Wines, producers of wines including Cloudy Bay and Cheval des Andes, is due to bottle its highly anticipated Chinese red wine within the next few weeks, with an international launch due for Autumn 2015.