At this year’s Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, held in Beijing from May 10 to 13, professor Demei Li from the University of Agriculture in Beijing presented an overview of production, imports and the market for wine in China. Ranked amongst the ten most influential wine [...]
Extremely rapid growth in China’s vineyard acreage has taken the global wine industry by surprise in recent years. However, according to Professor Demei Li, associate professor of wine tasting and oenology at the Beijing Agricultural College, China is first and foremost a consumer country offering [...]
Von Liliane Turmes und Romain Batya: China, einer der größten Weinproduzenten der Welt, hat in punkto Qualität und internationaler Anerkennung zugelegt. Nach einer aufschlussreichen Reise in das Umland von Yinchuan, der einzigen Grossstadt der aufstrebenden Weinregion Ningxia, einem autonomen Territorium der Volksrepublik China direkt an der Grenze zur [...]
By Victor Smart - Unlike many wineries in Ningxia, Silver Heights does not have antiquities and faux medieval halls to pull in the tourists. Instead it relies on the exquisite quality of a small range of wines, among the finest of more than eighty that [...]
Asia is not only a vast region, it is also extremely diverse in terms of climate, topography, culture and customs. Over the centuries, this diversity has given rise to a multi-faceted drinks industry, accounting for a large share of global production and consumption. Within [...]
La région viticole de Ningxia, en Chine, invitait des membres du jury du Concours Mondial de Bruxelles du 27 au 29/08 à la sixième édition de «l’International Wine Expo of Helan Mountain’s East Foothill », dans la ville de Yinchuan. Compte-rendu. Ningxia est sans conteste la [...]
The obvious choice for a nascent modern wine industry is to opt for the play safe, internationally renowned grape varieties, particularly in a country where wine knowledge is also in its infancy. But as consumer tastes mature and greater international presence is secured, native cultivars can become a worthwhile USP. Jicheng Zhan, [...]
With wine consumption in Asia outstripping the pace of growth elsewhere in the world, the potential to develop a local wine industry is compelling. Sumedh Singh Mandla, the current chair of the Asian Wine Producers Association, presented the new face of Asian wines. Read the complete Article (pdf) [...]
Company president Olivia Limpe-Aw’s presentation highlighted how the Philippines oldest distillery, Destileria Limtuaco & Co, has been successful in developing world-class tropica-linspired growth. She also spoke about how use of fruits and agricultural produce is commonplace in the Philippines. Read the complete Article (pdf)
Despite its ancient history of wine production and a climate well-suited to vine growing, Lebanon’s wine industry has experienced a series of setbacks over the centuries. Elie Maamari, export and marketing director of Château Ksara, told of the major milestones in the country’s wine history with a review of its current status. [...]