Natalie Wang

Shares of Treasury Wine Estates rose sharply after the company reported strong sales momentum in key markets, led by China, and unveiled a major organisational overhaul.

At a panel discussion organized by Vino Joy News, China's leading wine retailers and digital creators are reporting a surge of younger consumers at a time when many Western markets are struggling to attract the next generation.

vino-joy.com by Natalie Wang30/05/2026 While the wine industry in the United States and Europe wrestles with a sobering question: why younger generations are abandoning wine.

Vinexpo Asia drew more markets than ever to Hong Kong but fewer producers and smaller booths. As the fair weighs abandoning its two-city rotation for a permanent home, the question is no longer whether it matters, but where it decides to belong.

Bibi Graetz built his winery into a global brand through La Place de Bordeaux. Then he watched it nearly collapse the same way. Now he's starting over on his own terms.

At a panel discussion last month marking ASC Fine Wines' 30th anniversary in Shanghai, some of China's most prominent wine industry figures offered a diagnosis on why China's wine consumption plunged and offered advice forward.

vino-joy.com by Natalie Wang05/06/2026 China’s wine consumption has fallen by more than half since its 2018 peak, according to estimates from

South Korea, Asia's highest per capita alcohol consumer, is drinking less, and spending more on travel and leisure.

Stephanie Rigourd nearly slept in a tent during harvest, arrived in Singapore without speaking English, and fought her way to become partner and general manager of one of the city-state's leading fine wine companies.

IWC is abandoning its long-standing model of judging all wines in London, launching four regional competitions across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the UK in the biggest overhaul of the competition since its founding in 1984.