Asian buyers account for 65% of global wine & spirits sales

06 April BY NATALIE WANG

Deep-pocketed Asian buyers now make up 65% of the total wine and spirits buyers in the world in 2020, based on Sotheby’s newly released 2020 Wine & Spirits Market Report.

​Six glasses of wine a week linked to lower risk of cataracts, scientists say

31 March, 2021  By Christian Smith

​Drinking six glasses of wine a week is linked to a lower risk of cataracts, according to a new scientific study of people who drank up to 14 units a week.

Infant formula standards: Experts issue NPD advice as China releases new requirements on calories, protein, micronutrients

30 March, 2021 By Tingmin Koe 

China authorities have introduced new requirements on calories, protein, carbohydrates, and micronutrient levels permitted in infant and toddler formulas, sparking industry experts to recommend that all NPD quickly switches to the new protocols.

CHEAP WINE TASTES BETTER WHEN WE’RE TOLD IT’S EXPENSIVE, NEW STUDY CLAIMS

29th March, 2021 by Christian Smith

A new study has suggested that people are more likely to say they enjoy a particular wine if they’re told it’s expensive – regardless of its true price.

VENTISQUERO: WE’RE ALWAYS OPENING NEW DOORS

24th March, 2021 by Phoebe French

Felipe Tosso, head winemaker at Ventisquero Wine Estates, reflects on 21 years at the Chilean winery and gives details of a number of new projects in the pipeline.

​Italian wine show debuts on China’s biggest streaming platform

11-Mar-2021 By BY NATALIE WANG

Leading Italian wine company, Ethica Wines, has united with China’s first Master of Wine, Fongyee Walker MW, to launch the first-ever Italian wine tourism TV show called “Carpe Vinum”.

‘World’s first’ plant-based steak marbled with sunflower oil: ‘It’s not just for aesthetics. It behaves as marbling does in animal meat’

15-Mar-2021 By By Flora Southey 

​Slovenian start-up Juicy Marbles claims its plant-based filet mignon marbled with sunflower oil is an industry first.Slovenian start-up Juicy Marbles claims its plant-based filet mignon marbled with sunflower oil is an industry first.

​FERRARI SPARKLING WINE BECOMES OFFICIAL TOAST OF FORMULA 1 RACING

02-Mar-2021 By Patrick Schmitt

Italian fizz Ferrari Trento has been named the Official Sparkling Wine of Formula 1 motor racing, it was announced today before the start of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship in Bahrain.

Proteins for dry blending

24-Feb-2021 By Orange Wang

rla Foods Ingredients has launched a new dry-blend protein ingredient which helps infant formula manufacturers reduce production costs while guaranteeing safety and quality.

China’s food security at core of Beijing’s new five-year rural-revitalisation plan

23-Feb-2021 By Orange Wang

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs says China must ‘speed up innovations’ in the seed industry to help feed the nation’s 1.4 billion people

China focus: Health foods registration developments, probiotics and beauty in the spotlight

19-Feb-2021 By Tingmin Koe

In this round-up, we look at new developments concerning health foods registration regulations and the NPD efforts companies are making in the area of beauty-from-within and probiotics.

‘We expect white truffle orchards in Europe’: French farmers celebrate ‘white diamond’ breakthrough

18-Feb-2021 By Oliver Morrison

Researchers from the French National Institute for Research into Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) are hoping to buck the trend of falling white truffle production in Europe.

TREASURY WINE ESTATES TO RESTRUCTURE AS CHINA TARIFFS BITE

17-Feb-2021 By Arpit Nayak

Treasury Wine Estates plans a major overhaul of its business that includes the likely sale of low priority brands and other assets, aiming to gain at least A$300 million as it reels from the impact of steep Chinese tariffs on Australian wine.

PANDEMIC LEADS TO SURGE OF INTEREST IN SECOND WINES

15-Feb-2021 By James Lawrence

​The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a surge of interest in the second and third wines of Super Tuscan estates Ornellaia and Tenuta San Guido.

BELGIAN ARTIST CHOSEN FOR ORNELLAIA’S 2018 ART SERIES RELEASE

11-Feb-2021 By Roger Morris

Belgian artist Jan Fabre was chosen by Super Tuscan estate Ornellaia to create a series of bespoke bottle designs for the 2018 vintage release of its Vendemmia d’Artista series.

BORDEAUX INDEX: ‘2020 SAW UNPRECEDENTED BURGUNDY SALES’

10-Feb-2021 By James Lawrence

Fine wine merchant Bordeaux Index has reported “record-breaking” sales of Burgundy in 2020, with classified Bordeaux estates also performing “above expectations.”

DRINK WINE, HAVE SEX, ADVISES LEADING FRENCH DOCTOR

10-Feb-2021 By Patrick Schmitt

A book by former chairman of France’s National Cancer Institute, David Khayat, urges people to enjoy life’s pleasures, from sex to wine, and, as one might imagine, it’s attracting much debate.

CHANGYU TO OPEN A WINE THEME PARK IN SHANGHAI

09-Feb-2021 By Alice Liang

Changyu, China’s oldest and largest winery, is planning to open a wine theme park in Shanghai North Bund this year.

ORNELLAIA ANNOUNCES NEW NAPA PROJECT

05-Feb-2021 By Rupert Millar

Tuscan estate Ornellaia has announced a new venture in California in partnership with Dalla Valle Vineyards, called ‘DVO’.

NINGXIA TO DEVELOP WINE TOURISM INDUSTRY

02-Feb-2021 By Alice Liang

Ningxia, one of the major wine regions in China, is set to integrate tourism into the wine industry in order to raise the profile of the region.