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China producer profile: Golden Icewine Valley – Huanren, LiaoningSponsored
The first vineyards dedicated to ice wine production were only planted in Huanren in 2001, and – as it has in so many other emerging wine regions across China – Changyu was one of the earliest producers to establish a presence here.
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China producer profile: Sanhe (Cailonglin) Winery – Huanren, LiaoningSponsored
In 2011, Guangzhou-based entrepreneur Cai Longlin, then aged in his early 30s, was invited to Huanren, in Northeast China’s Liaoning province. The region, traditionally known for its ginseng and rice, was on its way to becoming a significant global ice wine-producing area.
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China producer profile: Silk Road Winery – Yili River Valley, XinjiangSponsored
In the northwest corner of Xinjiang, near the Kazakhstan border, the Yili River Valley is a crucial passage on the ancient Silk Road.
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China producer profile: Tiansai Vineyards – Yanqi Basin, XinjiangSponsored
A business trip to the Gobi desert in 2008 took Beijing-based investor CHEN Lizhong to the Yanqi basin, beneath the magnificent red cliffs of Tian Shan mountain range.
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China producer profile: Grace Vineyard – Shanxi and NingxiaSponsored
Chun-Keung Chan's plan for a boutique winery began with a search for an environmentally-friendly business.
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China producer profile: Longyu Estate – Yinchuan, NingxiaSponsored
Wines from the Longyu Estate are among the most recognised Chinese wines in overseas markets, with a presence in restaurants listed in both the Michelin guide and Black Pearl guide.
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China producer profile: Copower Jade – Yongning, NingxiaSponsored
West of the Xixia Reservoir in the Yongning subregion, a crimson-coloured winery stands amid vineyards, its design inspired by central Australia’s sandstone monolith, Uluru (Ayers Rock).
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China producer profile: Devo Winery – Helan, NingxiaSponsored
Guests visiting Devo Winery can not only enjoy panoramic views of the Helan subregion – including the estate’s newly planted vineyard – but are always welcomed by owner ZHAI Liang with a glass of chilled fizz under the pergola beside his lotus pond.
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China producer profile: Lansai Winery – Yinchuan, NingxiaSponsored
When YU Xiaojia and her brother began their winery project in Ningxia’s Yinchuan subregion in 2009, their parents warned them about the hard work ahead.
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China producer profile: Silver Heights – Helan, NingxiaSponsored
A visit to Domaine Leroy in Burgundy in 2009 was Silver Heights winemaker Emma Gao’s first encounter with biodynamics.
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China producer profile: Helan Qingxue – Yinchuan, NingxiaSponsored
Taking its name from the image of the snow-capped Helan Mountains under a clear sky, Helan Qingxue was the Ningxia winery that made history.
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In the cellars of Tedeschi: Tasting back in timeHow does Amarone from the 1970s, '80, '90s and '00s taste today?
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China producer profile: Chateau Afip – Miyun, BeijingLocated in the Huaimi Basin of Miyun, Beijing, Chateau Changyu Afip is perhaps the Changyu estate most frequently featured at Chinese state banquets.
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