Wine Advocate unveils China’s top 10 wines
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate has released the first edition of top 10 fine wines in China and awarded for the first time a high score of 95 to a Chinese wine.
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EMW Fine Wines takes on ‘China’s Penfolds’
East Meets West Fine Wines (EMW) has become the exclusive on-trade distributor of Ningxia’s Xige Estate, which is likened to “China’s Penfolds”, expanding the wine merchant’s Chinese wine portfolio that already includes Tiansai and Legacy Peak.
Has Chinese wine market hit rock bottom?
China’s imported wines are going on a downward spiral in 2021 and market outlook for 2022 is not looking brighter.
World’s ‘most comprehensive’ Chinese wine guide debuts in English
The third edition of the Chinese wine guidebook Overview of Wine in China, which is billed as the most comprehensive book on Chinese wine, is debuting its first-ever English version.
Winery worker dies in China’s Xige after inhaling toxic fumes
One winery worker at China’s northwestern Xige Estate in Ningxia has died after inhaling toxic carbon dioxide during grape fermentation, the first known case reported by media in China’s domestic wine industry.
Research finds over half of Chinese netizens drink wine to relax
Research shows Chinese netizens no longer treat wine merely as a gift or panacea, but have developed a genuine interest towards wine, especially those of domestic production.
Most expensive Chinese wines ever produced
We have rounded up some of the most expensive Chinese wines ever produced. One even set a record price of the most expensive Chinese wine ever sold at RMB 50,000.
A wine family
First planted in 1999, Silver Heights is one of Ningxia’s earlier vineyards. The vines are 1,200 metres above sea level on the eastern slopes of Helan Mountain.
Ningxia to quadruple its wine industry size by 2025
China’s premier wine region, Ningxia, has set out clear goals to significantly improve its production capacity by 2025 to rival other international wine regions and boost its domestic wine consumption.
Wine business in China struggles to bounce back
Wine business in China is proving to be a weak link in the country’s drinks industry’s recovery as wine companies struggle to fully bounce back from the pandemic-induced sales downturn.