Wine

Hit by 93% Tax, Napa Wine Falls Victim to Trade War in China

Exports are falling, and even NBA star-turned-vintner Yao Ming isn’t immune.

A patron smells wine at the Yao Family Wines tasting room in St. Helena, California, U.S., on Saturday, June 29, 2019. — A patron smells wine at the Yao Family Wines tasting room in St. Helena, California, U.S., on Saturday, June 29, 2019.Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

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By Romy Varghese

July 23, 2019 at 4:00 AM UTC

A decade ago, basketball legend Yao Ming was such a celebrity in China that he carried the Olympic torch into Tiananmen Square.

But these days, not even the 7-foot, 6-inch Yao can fight his way through the U.S.-China trade war.