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Interview: YesMyWine founder aiming for 'record-breaking year'
[Monthly Interview] Online retailer YesMyWine has bucked the trend for weaker wine sales in China in the last few years. DecanterChina.com spoke to YesMyWine CEO Dixon Yuan about the company’s work to educate new consumers and his expectations for the Chi
Left Bank Bordeaux Cup: Hong Kong and Sichuan student teams qualify for final
Teams from Sichuan International Studies University and Hong Kong Baptist University have secured the two places for Asian teams in the 2015 Left Bank Bordeaux Cup finals, which will take part in the cellars of Chateau Lafite Rothschild.
Chinese buyers of Australian vineyards face tougher scrutiny
The Australian government plans to tighten its control of agricultural land sales to overseas buyers, in a move set to herald more scrutiny of Chinese vineyard purchases in the country.
JD.com pledges to make French wines more affordable with new shop
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com has launched an online shop in time for Spring Festival that aims to offer top French wines to consumers at lower prices via direct shipping deals.
LU Yang and Wallace Lo to compete for Best Sommelier of Asia & Oceania title
LU Yang from Mainland China and Wallace Lo from Hong Kong have won the right to represent Greater China in the Best Sommelier contest of Asia & Oceania later this year.
Lower-priced imports fuel Australian wine rebound in China
Australian wines have regained some ground in China in the past year, driven by rising demand for lower-priced wines, show new figures.
Chinese customs rejected hundreds of ‘substandard’ imported wines in 2014
Chinese customs officials have blocked 165 batches of foreign wines from entering the country in the past year, because they did not meet regulations, shows analysis by DecanterChina.com.
Chinese wine industry to improve its national standards
China’s emerging wine industry is set to get new winemaking rules, to be drawn up by an expert committee established by government officials as the country seeks to meet international standards.
Ningxia gets power to import grapevines directly
Winemakers in Ningxia may find it easier to import the grape varieties and clones that they need to continue to improve the quality and diversity of their wines after China’s government said vines could be imported directly to the province for the first t
Chilean wine ‘riding a wave’ in China as import tariffs abolished
Chile will become the second country to see import tariffs on its wines abolished in mainland China on 1 January, in a move that importers and retailers expect will maintain strong sales momentum – even retail prices are unlikely to fall significantly.