I have never really associated wine with China but apparently China is now one of the largest wine producers, in fact it’s the sixth largest wine producing country according to this article. The article looks at Chateau Changyu, a vineyard near Beijing that produces red and white wine as well as Icewine and brandy and whilst a few years ago the wines were not thought good enough for European standards it appears some wine connoisseurs are now getting rather excited about them. The wines cited in the article seem a little expensive but there are some recommendations at the end that are a little more affordable. Whilst I doubt I will be finding Chinese wine in my local supermarket just yet, I am going to try my best to track some down, and as always if I manage to find a bottle, the review will be here.
