The value of wine imported to Hong Kong in 2013 failed to rise on 2012, but regional officials used the opening of Vinexpo Asia Pacific to re-emphasise the region's growth story since abolishing duty tax on wines in 2008.
Two teams of students from French business schools have beaten off stiff competition from 14 other institutions across France to qualify for the Left Bank Bordeaux Cup final next month.
Don St Pierre Jr, the co-founder of ASC Fine Wines, will step down as executive chairman of the China-based importer from next month.
Investing in so-called lesser vintages from first growth Bordeaux chateaux can yield a similar return to the best years from the same estates, if buyers have the time to wait, suggests new research.
Chateau d'Agassac in Bordeaux's Haut-Medoc has hired right bank wine consultant Stephane Derenoncourt to help it improve the quality of its grand vin.
Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates has rejected a takoever offer from a private equity group that valued its wine business at around A$3bn (US$2.78bn).
More than 50 protestors who destroyed a field of genetically modified grapevines being trialled in Eastern France have had their convictions quashed, to the annoyance of the country's national research body.
Bob Sessions, regarded as one of California's pioneer winemakers for his work at Hanzell Vineyards and his role in setting Stag's Leap Cellars on the track to Judgement of Paris fame, has died aged 82.
Treasury Wine Estates has denied it has any plan to sell its US wine business, after Constellation Brands was the latest rival reported to have weighed up a bid.
California winemaker David Hirsch has been badly hurt in an accident at his vineyard.
The most striking part of state prosecutors' sentencing report on Rudy Kurniawan was not their call for the convicted wine fraudster to get 14 years in prison, but their assertion that millions of dollars of his wine remains in private cellars.
Wine producers and critics have paid tribute to Alsace winemaker Laurence Faller, who has died of a suspected heart attack aged 47.
The US became the world's largest wine market last year, overtaking France for the first time as French drinkers continued to eschew their country's long tradition of winemaking, according to preliminary figures from global wine trade body OIV.
Oregon's Scott Paul wine producer has had a lucky escape after a fire at its winery almost ruined its entire stock of 2013 vintage wines.
Convicted wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan deserves up to 14 years behind bars for making and selling more than $20m-worth of fake fine wines so that he could 'live like a king', prosecutors have argued.
Chateau d'Yquem has said it will not release its 2013 Sauternes during the traditional period of the Bordeaux en primeur campaign, despite the wine's high rating among critics.
Tesco is seeking to clear space in its warehouse by discounting hundreds of fine wines, including cases of Bordeaux first growths from the critically acclaimed 2009 vintage.
Early signs suggest Tempranillo could find a new home in northern California's Sonoma County, says local vineyard owner Marimar Torres, part of Spain's Torres family of winemakers.
Australian auction house Langton's has said it expects to see rising prices for back vintages of the country's top wines, following the launch of its sixth Classification of wineries.
Many English wine producers are optimistic for the future following a 2013 harvest that wiped memories of the 2012 wash-out and amid signs that investors are treating the sector more seriously.
Chateau d'Yquem will hold a flash sale of three vintages of its Sauternes via the online retailer Vente-Privee, suggesting a rising focus on direct sales among top Bordeaux chateaux.
The billionaire owner of Möet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Bernard Arnault, believes that Dom Perignon Champagne has more chance of staying relevant to the next generation of consumers than other luxury goods such as Apple's iPhone.
The managing director of England's Hambledon Vineyard has made good on his plan to expand the estate and aims to be selling 1m bottles of English sparkling wine annually within a decade.
Sylvie Cazes, former director of Chateau Pichon Lalande, has purchased Chateau Chauvin in Saint Emilion for an undisclosed fee.
Abundant supplies of wine from a 2010 vintage described as 'legendary' by Penfolds' chief winemaker, Peter Gago, has enabled the estate to release a rare batch of luxury wines to mark its 170th anniversary.
Penfolds producer Treasury Wine Estates has denied any approach for parts of its business from Pernod Ricard, after speculation of a possible deal saw its share price spike.
A Sotheby's auction in London has highlighted fine wine buyers' reticence towards overpaying for top vintages of Bordeaux's critically acclaimed 2009 and 2010 vintages.
A penniless and isolated Rudy Kurniawan has already faced 27 months in custody and should not face further time behind bars, lawyers for the convicted wine fraudster have argued.
Several Burgundy winemakers fear that the arrival of French luxury goods group LVMH in their region, via its acquisition of Clos des Lambrays, could lead to an unwelcome era of big company owners and 'astronomical' wine prices.
Scotland's proposal to set a minimum price on wine, beer and spirits has been referred to the European Court of Justice, where a judgement could set a precedent across the EU.
