At Vinexpo Asia 2026, a panel on regenerative viticulture brought together growers from Mendoza, McLaren Vale and Marlborough, and the message from buyers was clear: they want proof, not promises.

At Wines Experience Ho Chi Minh City 2026, we sat with three Italian producers: Cantina Maria Faretra from Puglia, Cantina Paltrinieri with their centennial Lambrusco, and Conte Collalto from Conegliano Valdobbiadene – plus a frank conversation about what the Prosecco name actually means.

Ngonista’s first conference brought together three homegrown spirits producers, a ProWine Asia presentation, and an industry panel – a homegrown, independent showcase for Vietnam’s wine and spirits scene.

We road-tested the Kairos electronic wine aerator – a contactless, mmWave-based device new to Vietnam – with three Ho Chi Minh City sommeliers:

Osaka-born sommelier Yu Yamamoto won the first-ever MICHELIN Sommelier Award in Vietnam for his work at Lua, a hidden Thao Dien wine bar turned farm-to-table restaurant. We sit down with him to talk about building a wine list from nothing, the natural wine debate, and the fast-rising Vietnamese scene.

At Wines Experience Ho Chi Minh City 2026, five sommeliers from Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand asked where Southeast Asia’s wine market is heading – and shared four bottles that made the point.

Cellar Bridge was at ProWine Tokyo 2026.
Here’s what we saw, who we met, what we drank, and what we learned.

Just a train ride away from Tokyo City Center, Ishikawa Brewery is laden in history and traditions. Cellar Bridge takes you on a visit into the heart of sake and beer brewing.

Nino, 55, is Georgian by birth but spent much of her life in Russia, where she worked as a professional pianist. It was a serious career, a life shaped by discipline, by the pursuit of something internal – maybe a quest of harmony.