Asia Flashcards
What is the most planted Vitis Vinifera in China?
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Which wine region is impacted by the Helan Mountain?
Ningxia
In China, Which region is renowned for icewine? Where is it located?
- Dongbei, northern China
Where is located the project of Château Lafite?
- Shandong, in the subregion of Penglai
Where is located the project of Mihalis Boutari?
- Gansu, in the subregion of Tianshui
Where is located the project of Lenz Moser?
- Ningxia, Château Changyu Moser XV
Which region is the closest from Beijing?
- Hebei
What’s the Changyu project in Hebei?
- Changyu AFIP Global
What’s the name of Lafite project?
- Long Dai
Who is Zhang Bishi ?
- Introduced 124 vinifera varieties from Europe in the 1890s.
What is considered the most important vinifera varietal of China ?
- Cabernet Sauvignon
How are winters in wine-growing regions of China ?
- Extremely dry, cold, and sometimes windy winters.
- Winter vine burial is a common practice in provinces such as Ningxia, Hebei, Xinjiang, and Shanxi
- In some areas, vine burial costs can be up to 30% of the overall viticultural costs for the year, and the risks of vine death from harsh winters or damage during the burying and unburying operations are significant.
Name a region of China that has a milder winter, compared to other wine region.
- Shandong
- But the semitropical monsoon climate results in high disease pressure and large vintage variation.
In which chinese region can we find Mount Helan ?
- Ningxia
What is the chinese wine cuvée that won the Red Bordeaux Varietal Over £10 International Trophy in the 2011 Decanter World Wine Awards ?
- Jia Bei Lan 2009
- From He Lan Qing Xue winery
Who is behind the luxury Ao Yun project in Yunnan Province ?
- LVMH
True or False ? China is now in the top 5 most important producer of wine with some 560,000 ha (1,384,000 acres) under vine.
- False
- It ranks in the 6th position
What is the name of the important wine growing region south of Beijing ?
- Shandong Peninsula
What does ‘Putaojiu’ means ?
- Grape Wine
Why marketing is so important on the China wine market ?
- Because in China there is a ‘gift’ culture
- Apparatus of wine bottles, boxes, and label are important because they give those as gift
- Consequence is that producers put more effort in packaging than liquid
What grape varietal, a modern cross between Cabernet and Grenache, gains in popularity ?
- Marselan
Château Changyu Moser XV is a joint venture with which famous european winemaker ?
- Lenz Moser of Austria
Name as much wine growing regions of China as you can.
- Shandong
- Hebei
- Dongbei
- Shanxi
- Shaanxi
- Gansu
- Ningxia
- Xinjiang
- Yunnan
What is the local vine family of China ?
- Vitis Amurensis
Name the important river of Ningxia wine region.
- Yellow River
In which Chinese wine region can we find : Silver Heights – Kanaan – Helan Qingxue ?
- Ningxia
- They make some of China’s best red bordeaux blends
In China, where do we find the Tien Shan (Heaven Mountain) range ?
- Xinjiang
What is the highest elevation wine region of China ?
- Yunnan
- Almost 9800 ft / 3000 m.
What region does the Chinese growth classification cover?
- Ningxia
