`China is back,` proclaims Guillaume Deglise, CEO of Vinexpo, the wine trade exhibition that has gathered over 17,000 members of the wine trade this week at the Hong Kong Convention Centre from 24th to the 26th of May.

South African tycoon Koos Bekker sells wine from his vineyard all over the world, but a small detail offers a clue as to where his priorities may lie - all the bottles are labeled in Mandarin.

On this day 40 years ago, French wine experts had a big `mon dieu!` moment.

The world`s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev gained EU antitrust approval on Tuesday for its $100-billion-plus acquisition of SABMiller on condition it sell almost the whole of SABMiller`s beer business in Europe.

The organization behind Auction Napa Valley partners with Christie`s auction house to bring its Premiere Napa Valley sale to China for the first time.

Fog Point Vodka is a mix of water harvested from San Francisco fog and vodka distilled from local California wine.

Chinese beer brands on display at a supermarket. An ancient brewery discovered in China`s Central Plain shows the Chinese were making barley beer with fairly advanced techniques some 5,000 years ago.

A case of 12 bottles of 1988 vintage Romanée-Conti, which goes on sale at an auction in Geneva this Sunday, is estimated to be worth around £140,000.

40 Years After `Judgment of Paris` Tasting, Event at Vinexpo Hong Kong to Highlight Evolution of California Wines

THE world raised a glass to our national drink yesterday ... and it was all down to a Scots student who's made it rich thanks to the 'water of life'.