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China Flashcards

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China Grape Varieties

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Carmenere/Cabernet Gernischt

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China wine styles

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Mostly red, small amount of rose and white

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Zhang Bishi

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Businessmann who introduced V vinifera to China

Founded Changyu winery

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Foreign Investments

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1980’s when China opened to international development

CITIC partnered with French gov’t and REmy Martin

Pernod Ricard forned joint venture with Dragon Seal

Chandon sparkling wine in Ningzia

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Cultural attitudes around wine

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health campaign to replace cereal-based spirits (Also shortage of grain)

fruit given as premium gift - table grapes more important

Anti-extravagance measures

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China climate

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Continental climate with very cold & arid winters

Bury vines in November

Heavy summer rains in most regions

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Heilongjiang and Jilin

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regions in far north-east

extreme winter cold

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Beijing and Hebei

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Coastal, humid continental with warm humid summers and cold winters

Torrential rain in August and Sept

200-300mm per year

cool Pacific breezes

Poor drainage, fertile soils

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Shandong

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East coast, warm maritime climate

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Shanxi and Shaanxi

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inland, central regions

Dry continental

Less than 500mm annual rainfall

Shaanxi more humid

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Ningxia

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Inland, arid continental climate

200mm rainfall

Monsoon rains

windy

Irrigation from Yellow River

Helan Shan region protected by mountains.

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Xinjiang and Gansu

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Far northwest

Extremely dry, 80mm rain

Snow in October

Short growing season

Windy, frost

High volume production (dry, low disease because of wind, water from melted snow from Tian Shan range)

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Yunnan

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far south, sub-tropical & humid

1600-2900m altitude in Himalayan foothills

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Vineyard Management

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traditionally run, ungrafted, Multi-Cordon Fan System or Single Dragon System

Modern: spur-pruned Chang shape

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Multi-Cordon Fan System

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multiple cordons grown from a low trunk, popular for table grapes

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Single Dragon System

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single trunk at a slight angle as a spur pruned cordon

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Chang Shape

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trunk trained in bended form for easier burial,

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Vineyard Hazards

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Dense canopies, too much irrigation and fertilisation lead to poor fruit quality

Leaf roll virus

Cab Sauv and Carmenere do not always ripen

Government owns all land, difficult to make site-specific changes ijn vineyards

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Vine burial

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Usually in November and dug out in March-April

High labour costs

Urbanisation of younger generations

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Grape Varieties

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v. amurensis, resistent to cold - unusual aromas

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Winemaking

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Model is Bordeaux

Better canopy management in recent years, leading to better ripeness

Mostly red, won an international award for a Cab Sauv blend

Some Chardonnay and rose

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Wine Labelling Requirements

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Treated like a food product

Must declare a product as 100% fermented grape juice with an indication of alcoholic strength, production date, shelf-life

Taxed as an industrial product instead of agricultural product (10% more)

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Domestic Market

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Affluent middle class, increasing wine purchases

70% growth 2007-2017

Wine is expensive in comparison

crackdown on gifting

5th largest consumer of wine in the world, but per capita is small

Online Sales

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Large Chinese Wine Companies

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Changyu
Great Wall (owned by govt agricultural arm COFCO)
Dynasty

Bulk operations, with premium and super premium products as well

Blending with imported wine, also investing in foreign wineries

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Smaller Chinese Wineries

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Grace Vineyard
Silver Heights
Ao Yun

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Exports

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Very Little

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Imported Wines

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Counterfeit bottles an issue

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Domestic Sales - Licensing

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No restrictions on time of day for retail sales and hospitality sector

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