I started out in the wine industry in 1973. At the time I was told that Asia would never become wine drinkers. They were seen as tea-drinkers, beer drinkers or spirit drinkers.  Besides their food is too hot and spicy to accompany wine. They make enjoy a rice based drink but the grape was definitely out.

Well! all that has now changed. Asia has now become the epicentre of the world’s fine wine market. It has not taken long......

It is anticipated that the Chinese market will diversify away from the traditional Bordeaux wines that have dominated their market for the last 3 years. According to Wine Intelligence who have researched the market over a 3 months. They contacted the Chinese Wine Trade in order to understand the opportunities and challenges that the market presents....

Organics and screwcaps could be the way forward for Chateau Margaux, according to new research by the Bordeaux first growth. The estate's managing director and winemaker, Paul Pontallier, claimed that organic farming was the future direction for Margaux. ‘We are very close to organic farming. I think it’s a matter of a couple of years,’ he said at a London seminar.