http://www.grapewallofchina.com/2008/07/18/wine-word-robert-joseph-on-china-wine-tourism-blind-tastings-and-more/ A China Wine Blog: The Scene in the World's Largest Market Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:01:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.grapewallofchina.com/2008/07/18/wine-word-robert-joseph-on-china-wine-tourism-blind-tastings-and-more/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 margaret o'connor Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:52:15 +0000 http://www.grapewallofchina.com/2008/07/18/wine-word-robert-joseph-on-china-wine-tourism-blind-tastings-and-more/#comment-1435 Provacative piece. I agree with much of what Robert said, except "China has already overtaken France in wine tourism." Bollocks! Organizing independent visits to Chinese wineries was the most difficult travel I've done in twenty years of visiting vineyards around the globe. I don't doubt that a handful of China's commercial wineries will figure out the formula for inbound vistors, but the tourism infrastructure for foreigners is still immature. Provacative piece. I agree with much of what Robert said, except “China has already overtaken France in wine tourism.” Bollocks! Organizing independent visits to Chinese wineries was the most difficult travel I’ve done in twenty years of visiting vineyards around the globe. I don’t doubt that a handful of China’s commercial wineries will figure out the formula for inbound vistors, but the tourism infrastructure for foreigners is still immature.

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