A journey of a thousand bottles begins with a single winery. Or something like that. Anyway, a big challenge in Ningxia is actually reaching those wineries as they are scattered north to south for over 200 kilometers. Many people fly to Yinchuan and get to the producers by being in a tour group, by getting […]
RIP Cao Kailong, a key figure in the rise of Ningxia’s wine industry during the past decade. Cao Kailong was born in 1965 in Haiyuan County, close to Zhongwei City, where the southern reaches of Ningxia’s current winemaking industry has emerged in recent years. Perhaps it was destiny that Cao not only witnessed the barren […]
A joint viticulture degree by schools in Marlborough and Ningxia is in the works. From a Marlborough Research Center post this month: “Our proposal is to deliver the NMIT [Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology] Bachelor of Viticulture and Wine in partnership with the Ningxia University – one third taught on site in China by their […]
‘In Juice We Trust’ is the motto of Muti Mo, who launched natural wine bar MuST in Guangzhou two years ago this month. Mo brought wine experience from London and Paris, including as a sommelier, to the project. Then took things up a notch by heading to Ningxia last vintage to make his own wine, […]
Ningxia’s authorities are reporting a 256% rise in wine exports for 2021, on top of a 41% boost in 2020. Given exports reached a reported RMB 2.65 million in 2020, that translates to RMB 6.78 million last year, although I have seen no official number thus far. While such an increase is substantial, the amount […]
The Drop is about to drop. Today, select wine bars in China will start selling this single-berry Ningxia wine created by Barossa-trained winemaker Shan Yudi. “The Drop is the world’s tiniest wine at just 1 ml per bottle”, says Shan, who created the wine by sourcing hundreds of Marselan grapes at a vineyard in Ningxia’s […]
Online trade publication WBO reports that Treasury Wine Estates, best-known for its Penfolds label, is making progress in plans to make wine in China. WBO said it has learned TWE picked 10 producers from 80-plus candidates in China to submit wines for what some assume will ultimately be a blend bottled in Ningxia. WBO said […]
Wang Fang returned to her home region of Ningxia from Germany about a dozen years ago and founded the winery Kanaan, now among China’s best-known operations. In this Q&8, she discusses her wine, including Riesling, the 2021 vintage, dogs versus horses, the German foods she misses most and her new and bigger wine project. 1 […]
Winemaker Emma Yu of Petit Mont is the latest to do Q&8, covering everything from how Ningxia and Yunnan differ to the uniqueness of Dunkelfelder to her flower arranging hobby. Yu studied in France and Germany, and most recently worked at Changyu Moser XV. Her family also has a Tianjin-based company that imports and distributes […]
(This post was originally created for social media accounts promoting Ningxia wine. Get updates about the Ningxia scene via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter .) Pu Shang winery is famous for its Marselan wines. In this Q&8, winemaker Jiang Jing talks about what inspired the planting of this grape, how the 2021 Ningxia harvest fared, her […]
