{"id":11285,"date":"2023-01-17T12:06:12","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T12:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/?p=11285"},"modified":"2023-01-17T12:06:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T12:06:12","slug":"lunar-new-year-chinese-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/lunar-new-year-chinese-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Lunar New Year: Chinese Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date entry-date published\" datetime=\"2023-01-17T12:06:12+00:00\" title=\"17 January 2023 at 12:06:12 Europe\/London\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">3 years ago<\/time><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Lunar New Year: Chinese Wine<\/h2><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The influence of Asian markets between 1996 and 2005 on fine wine, especially Bordeaux En Primeur, has been well documented. The Chinese market is willing to pay for fine wine, but the interest in wine far exceeds fine Bordeaux. China has shot up the list of wine-consuming countries and is now the sixth leading wine consumer worldwide consuming over 1 billion litres of wine annually. Of that billion, roughly 600 million litres are produced in China.<\/p>\n<p>China has a long history of winemaking, beginning in the period of Emperor Wu of Han (140-88 BC). Much later in 1949, the People\u2019s Republic of China became heavily involved in the country&#8217;s wine industry. For economic reasons, grape wine was often blended with other fruit and cereal-based liquids during this period. This led to wariness regarding domestic wine\u2019s price-to-quality ratio. Higher-quality imported wine has put pressure on local production to improve. There has been a large local and international investment in wine production, most notably: Domaine Barons de Rothschild Chateau Lafite, Lurton, Mo\u00ebt Hennessy, R\u00e9my Cointreau, Pernod Ricard and Torres.<\/p>\n<p>It is becoming quite common in the UK for wine merchants to stock a bottle or two of Chinese wine, and chances are that as the quality continues to improve we will see more and more. A brief overview of Chinese wines follows.<\/p>\n<p>Wine grapes, table grapes and raisins are grown across the country. China\u2019s immense size makes it hard to generalize on terroir, but the West Coast has a maritime climate with high levels of rain; the Eastern regions are hot, dry and mountainous. Many indigenous grapes grow across China, but the highest regarded are French varieties \u2014 Cabernet Sauvignon (the premier grape), Cabernet Gernischt (aka Carm\u00e9n\u00e8re), Merlot and Marselan.<\/p>\n<p>There are twelve major wine regions in China, five of which are important to know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shandong<\/strong> &#8211; This is the largest producing region and is considered a Bordeaux-like area, being on the same latitude and having a maritime influence. This is where Rothschild\u2019s Long Dai is located.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ningxia<\/strong> &#8211; The other Bordeaux-like region. Ningxia has its own take on the 1855 Classification with 35 local producers named. This high-elevation region is on the edge of the Gobi desert.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hebei<\/strong> &#8211; This area surrounds Beijing and is home to many of China\u2019s mass wine producers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xinjiang<\/strong> &#8211; Bordering Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan, this region is hot and dry. High-quality wine could be produced here in the future, but for now, transport issues due to the remote location force producers to focus on bulk wine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yunnan<\/strong> &#8211; Yunnan borders Laos and Myanmar. The top vineyard sites are on Shangri-La Mountain. This is where Mo\u00ebt Hennessy has invested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also worth noting, China produces a lot of high-quality dessert wine. The two best areas are Tianjin, for Black Muscat, and Liaoning, for Vidal Ice wine.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in trying a Chinese wine? Head over to our online shop to see what we have <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/advanced-search?Tag=china&amp;ProductName=&amp;Beverage=&amp;Type=&amp;Country=&amp;Style=&amp;ProductOrderBy=PriceASC&amp;ABV=&amp;BottleSize=&amp;action=FilterProducts\">on offer<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author vcard author color_link_inherit with_ava avapos_top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/owcandy\/\" class=\"fn\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"post-author-ava\" style=\"font-size:96px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-96x96.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Staff-photos-colour-2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/owcandy\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Andy Hesketh<\/a><div class=\"post-author-info\">Andy grew up in freezing cold Edmonton, Canada. He studied professional communications in university before working in hospitality and restaurant management. An avid traveller, Andy eventually landed on moving to the UK and began working as a sommelier in London. Andy is taking wine education through the Court of Master Sommeliers. In the Spring of 2022, he moved to Oxford and joined the Oxford Wine Company. Andy works between the three Oxford shops.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3 years agoLunar New Year: Chinese WineThe influence of Asian markets between 1996 and 2005 on fine wine, especially Bordeaux En Primeur, has been well documented. 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