China turns away Australian wine amid escalating trade row

Thousands of bottles

Thousands of bottles of wine from two Australian producers were stopped at Chinese ports last month as Beijing continues to restrict billions of dollars of Australian exports amid simmering row between the two nations.

Several batches totaling around 20,000 liters from Australian winery Badger’s Brook Estate, as well as 3,000 liters of wine from Penfold, part of Treasury Wine Estate, were detained in ports in Shenzhen and Chongqing in January, according to recent Chinese customs data. Chinese customs said that both shipments were stopped at the ports due to labeling issues, without giving further details.

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