tel: +44 (0)20 8339 9112
Ditton Wine Traders (DWT)
DWT - making fine wine accessible

China

15/05/2012

Wine investment in China sees decline

Wine imports to China has been in decline for five months.

11/05/2012

Newly-elected French government to push wine in China

A three-year campaign will see 400 different types of French wine reach Chinese shores.

27/04/2012

Chinese-owned chateaux set to accelerate in coming years

Around 20 Bordeaux chateaux have been bought by Chinese investors in the last five years.

04/04/2012

Demand for fine wine in China helps create 'sudden improvement in prices'

Sotheby's two-day auction showed that demand for fine wine is not waning across Asia.

23/03/2012

Cellar designs become new trend for Chinese wine investors

They have become a status symbol in the country.

21/03/2012

Lafite Rothschild wins 6 Chinese fake court battles

Wine counterfeiting of the fine wine is a huge problem in China.

15/03/2012

Lafite Rothschild marks Chinese success with Asian winery

It is building a winery in east China's Shandong province.

27/02/2012

Bordeaux chateaux given official Chinese translations

Just four producers have turned down the translation.

27/02/2012

Are Chinese chateaux-owners revitalising regions?

Investors are buying run-down chateaux and marketing wines to the Chinese market.

21/02/2012

Is China broadening its interest into white wine?

Demand for white wine has increased by 19 per cent in China.

13/02/2012

Hong Kong fine wine auction sells every lot

The auction featured the private collection of Henri Jayer.

10/02/2012

Chinese Burgundy interest strengthens with vineyard purchase

A Chinese businessman has bought two hectares of vineyards in the region.

27/01/2012

Chinese celebrities getting a taste for wine investment

From buying up Bordeaux chateaux to setting up a trading company, wine is a new status symbol in China.

24/01/2012

Lafite Rothschild sold on the cheap in Chinese scam

A man has been jailed in China's biggest wine smuggling case.

23/01/2012

Wine supplier moves into Chinese market with acquisition

Accolade Wines has purchased a majority stake in Shanghai CWC Wine Trading Company.

12/01/2012

'Pricing restraint' could help Burgundy succeed

Burgundy producers will expect a strong en primeur season this year.

03/01/2012

Private wine cellars 'to become more popular' in China

More people are jumping onto the fine wine bandwagon in 2012.

08/12/2011

Bordeaux properties being snapped up by Chinese buyers

China is looking at more than just wine investment.

07/12/2011

Is the Chinese fine wine market maturing?

Buyers are expanding their portfolios and are interested in improving their education about wine.

05/12/2011

Is the Chinese wine market leading to a lack of supply?

Demand from China for Bordeaux fine wine is putting a strain on supply for European investors, it has been suggested.

30/11/2011

Hong Kong sets up fine wine investment bank

Wine investors can take out loans to invest in fine wine.

25/11/2011

Burgundy market in Asia doubles in one year

Interest in the region has soared among Asian investors.

16/11/2011

Growth in Chinese wine consumption offset by Western market

A new report shows that 75 per cent of growth for wine will come from China.

10/11/2011

CIVB hopes to protect Bordeaux name in China by 2012

It is working to persuade China to recognise the region to prevent counterfeiting.

09/11/2011

Chinese demand sees wine importers triple

The Chinese wine market is predicted to be worth 100 million nine-litre cases in a decade.

07/11/2011

Chinese wine market 'still evolving'

Chinese consumers are still undecided on the wines they like, Simon Tam has said.

04/11/2011

Christie's plans three-day Hong Kong fine wine auction

They will feature some of the world's most valuable Bordeaux wines.

03/11/2011

Could China snap up more Bordeaux chateaux?

One wine expert has suggested that Chinese interest in fine wine could lead to more property acquisitions.

02/11/2011

Chinese wine investment fund gets green light

It will invest €110 million in wine over a five-year period.

01/11/2011

Hundreds of exhibitors to turn out at Hong Kong wine fair

Exhibitor numbers will be almost 40 per cent higher than last year's event.

01/11/2011

Stamp auctioneers branch into fine wine in Asia

David Feldman Auctions has jumped onto the bandwagon by setting up an auction house in Hong Kong.

26/10/2011

DRC may be 'the new Lafite in China'

One wine merchant has noted the increased interest in DRC in Asia.

12/10/2011

Could Chinese wine investment grow as education improves?

More people in China are seeking out classes to learn more about wine.

10/10/2011

Chinese wine investors becoming more internet savvy

A survey has revealed that they rely on information sourced from the internet.

30/09/2011

Wine investment in China expected to continue

One expert has predicted that Asia will remain a strong market for the Bordeaux wine industry.

28/09/2011

Bordeaux trade body helps fight Chinese wine fraud

The CIVB is passing its knowledge onto Chinese investigators.

06/09/2011

Could Parker tasting change Bordeaux trading in Asia?

One Master of Wine has commented on Robert Parker's 'Magical 20' choices.

05/09/2011

Robert Parker chooses his 20 'Bordeaux wines to watch'

The wine critic will taste the wines at Winefuture Hong Kong in November.

24/08/2011

China launches first fine wine fund

It will invest in Bordeaux and Burgundy vintages.

23/08/2011

Hong Kong cellar safekeeping Lafite 1869

The two bottles are valued at £142,000 each.

17/08/2011

Is China looking further west for wine?

One wine expert has suggested that the Chinese are developing a thirst for US wines.

12/08/2011

Counterfeiters take advantage of China's wine obsession

The country has had to deal with cases of fake fine wine.

03/08/2011

Is China not warming to en primeur?

One wine merchant has suggested that wine futures won't sell in China as they are not in a bottle.

28/07/2011

'No signs' of Chinese wine investment falling

Asian buyers are still very interested in top-end fine wine, one expert has said.

22/07/2011

Growing business for Hong Kong wine vaults

There are now around 15 vaults that allow Chinese buyers to keep their investments at home.

22/07/2011

Hong Kong takes wine auction crown

Interest in fine wine is also proving popular throughout Asia.

19/07/2011

Major Chinese retailer to shift focus to Right Bank

It will still trade in Left Bank wines, however.

07/07/2011

Hong Kong top of the table in fine wine auctions

Its wine auctions brought in $123.5 million in the five months to May.

23/06/2011

Shanghai gets in on the wine investment act

The city's government has set up an International Wine Exchange.

17/06/2011

Hong Kong wine imports rise 78%

China abolished duty on wine in 2008.

08/06/2011

Talks of China bubble 'premature'

One commentator has suggested that Chinese buyers are still enjoying fine wine.

07/06/2011

China influences wine power list

The president of Lafite has moved from tenth to second in Decanter.com's rankings.

01/06/2011

Chinese wine investors widening their net

More experienced wine investors in Asia are looking beyond Bordeaux wine.

26/05/2011

Could Chinese wine investment rise with quest for luxuries?

A new report has identified China as having the world's largest luxury market.

13/05/2011

Asian buyers could account for third of 2010 en primeur

Interest in fine wine from China is expected to continue.

10/05/2011

Chinese wine investment 'could be top for 20 years'

Hong Kong's hold on the fine wine industry will not wane for some time, it has been claimed.

09/05/2011

Will the Chinese market suss out Bordeaux labelling?

One wine trader has called up on chateaux that change labels for a Chinese market.

27/04/2011

Auction house to translate chateaux into Chinese

Christie's will begin with translating the 1855 classification.

26/04/2011

Does fine wine investment rely on China?

Experts are predicting that China will once again lead the way in the investment market this year.

22/03/2011

Could Chateau d'Yquem become the new Lafite?

One wine investment expert predicts that Chinese buyers will lap up the Bordeaux wine.

Page:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

 

Problems with the site? Please let us know

© Ditton Wine Traders 2008-2012

site developed by Mark Iliff, Talespinner