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What is the region in China where Lafite de Rothchild among others have invested?

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Yantai in Chanong Province

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What region is known for icewine production in China?

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Huanren County

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What is one species of grape variety found in China?

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Vitis Amurensis

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T/F: China is in the top 10 wine producing countries.

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True

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Where is the majority of Chines wine produced?

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Shandong Province/Peninsula

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What is the widely most planted grape in China?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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The Ningxia Province is wedged between which two natural features?

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The Helan Mountains and the Yellow River

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What is the differece between Jui and Potaojui?

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  • Potaojui: grape wine
  • Jui: any alcoholic drink
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The Yunnan Province is where in relation to the rest of China’s wine regions?

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Southernmost, far down near the Burma border

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10
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Château Lafite invested in a joint venture winery in which Chinese Province?

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Shandong Province (the CITC-Lafite Winery)

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What winery is accredited with the beginning of large-scale wine production in modern China?

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Changyu wine company in Yantai, Shandong Province 1892

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12
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When did Chinese wine production align with international standards?

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2004 – China joining the WTO

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13
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Within what province is Domaine Chandon located?

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Ningxia

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14
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What is the first vintage of Ao Yun Cabernet?

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2013

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15
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Where would you find the Grace Vineyard?

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Shanxi

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16
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Who established Ao Yun and within what province?

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LVMH – Yunnan

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17
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What Province produces the most wine?

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Shandong

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18
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What is the parentage of Marselan?

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Cab Sauv. X Grenache

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What is the first released vintage of Domaine Long Dai red?

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2017 – released in 2019

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What is the most widely wine producing grape variety planted in China?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

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21
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Cabernet Gernischt is also known as…

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Carmenère

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22
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Ao Yun is comprised of which 2 varieties?

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Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

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23
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Huailai and Changli are winemaking regions of which province?

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Hebei

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24
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Which province has a classification modeled on 1855 Bordeaux?

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Ningxia

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What desert lies to the west of Ningxia?

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Gobi Desert

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26
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Domaine de Long Dai is located in which province?

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Shandong

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27
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Liaoning is known for ice wines from which hybrid grape?

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Vidal (Ex. Chateau Changyu Golden Icewine Valley, Black Diamond Vidal Icewine 2018)

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28
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Name the most commonly used ingredient for baijiu distillation?

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Sorghum

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29
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How is baijiu typically served?

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Neat and at room temperature, in small cups or glasses

30
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Name the 4 major classifications of Baijiu by aroma:

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Qingxiang (Light aroma)
Mixiang (Rice aroma)
Nongxiang (Strong aroma)
Jiangxiang (Sauce

31
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Which popular baijiu is also known as ‘Five Grain Drink’?

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Wuliangye

32
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What Chinese wine region is gaining fame for its ice wines made from Vidal?

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Liaoning

33
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The Ningxia Province is located between which two geographical features?

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a. The Helan Mountains

b. The Yellow River

34
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What’s the difference between Jui and Potaojui?

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a. Jui – any alcoholic drink

b. Potaojui – wine made from grapes

35
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In which province do we find Chateau Lafite’s joint venture winery?

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a. Shandong Province

b. The CITC-Lafite Winery

36
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Domaine de Long Dai is owned by which French estate?

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Chateau Lafite Rothschild

37
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Name the five most prominent wine-producing provinces in China:

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a. Shandong

b. Ningxia

c. Hebei

d. Xinjiang

e. Yunnan

38
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Where can you find the Mekong and Yangtze Rivers?

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Yunnan

39
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Name 3 quality producers from Ningxia excelling in Bordeaux blends:

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a. Silver Heights

b. Kanaan

c. Helan Qingxue

40
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What is the noteworthy method by which Chinese vineyards protect their vines against winter frost?

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The vines are buried

41
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What native grape species has been used in hybridizations in an effort to confer cold resistance?

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Vitis amurensis or the Amur grape

42
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Château Rongzi benefits from consulting with what famed winemaker?

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Jean Claude Berrouet of Petrus

43
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In 2012 China outlawed what practice, leading to a temporary market correction in wine prices?

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Officials could no longer use public funds to purchase luxury goods as gifts

44
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Zhang Bishi imported 150 vitis vinifera varieties into what province, and established what winery?

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Changyu Winery in Yantai, Shandong Province

45
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What province is traditionally viewed as the beginning of China’s modern wine industry?

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Shandong

46
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The predominant climate in most grape growing areas in China is?

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Continental - very cold, arid winters, with (generally) heavy summer rainfall

47
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Coastal Beijing experiences how much rainfall a year on avg.?

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200-300 mm

48
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Which region’s climate is one the exceptions to the rule, and is maritime?

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Shandong

49
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What mountain range protects the Ningxia region from damaging desert winds?

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Helan Mountains

50
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What Province is the Yellow River located in?

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Ningxia

51
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What is the vine training system that is spur-pruned and trains the trunk to bend, making air flow more possible and burying the vine in winter easier?

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Chang Vine Training System

52
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In which province would you find the Tsingtao brewery?

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Shandong

53
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The Changyu Winery is also known for producing what other alcoholic beverage?

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Brandy in the style of Cognac

54
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What is the name of the wind that travels south from Siberia?

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Siberian High

55
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What regions are affected by both the Siberian High and the East Asian Monsoon?

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Hebei

56
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What winery owns Chateau Moser XV?

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Chateau Changyu – one of the largest wine producers in the Country

57
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What is Jiuqu and for what beverage is it used?

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It acts as a fermentation starter for Baiju and is made of raw wheat/barley or steamed rice – used as an incubator for yeast and microbes

58
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What Baiju brand was served by Mao Zedong at the state dinner where China hosted Richard Nixon?

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Guizhou Moutai

59
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Purple Air Comes from the East is a bottling produced by what winery?

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Chateau Changyu-Moser XV

60
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Which ancient Chinese dynasty is known for cultivating grapes and making wine?

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Tang

61
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Which Chinese wine-producing region is often referred to as the “Napa Valley of China”?

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Ningxia

62
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Which Chinese winery produced the first red wine to win an international gold medal?

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Grace Vineyard

63
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In China, wine labels often include a numerical scale representing the wine’s sweetness. What is this scale called?

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Liquor Index

64
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Name 3 Beers from China:

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Snow, TsingTao, Yanjing

65
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In Chinese wine culture, what is the significance of the color red?

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It symbolizes prosperity and good fortune

66
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What is the name of the traditional Chinese wine vessel made from clay or porcelain?

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Jiuwan

67
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What is “Moutai,” and why is it relevant to Chinese wine culture?

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a type of Chinese Liquor

68
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What does “Longyan” grapes translate to?

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Dragon Eye

69
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What is “Museles”?

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A wine made by the Uighur people that is strained with silk, mixed with sugar, and boiled, it used in several traditional medicine of the region.

70
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Helan Qingxue Vinyard in the Ningxia region is famous for doing what?

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Award-winning Bordeaux varietals

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