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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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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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When did Chinese wine production align with international standards?

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2004 – China joining the WTO

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Within what province is Domaine Chandon located?

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Ningxia

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What is the first vintage of Ao Yun Cabernet?

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2013

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Where would you find the Grace Vineyard?

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Shanxi

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Who established Ao Yun and within what province?

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LVMH – Yunnan

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What Province produces the most wine?

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Shandong

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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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Cabernet Gernischt is also known as…

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Carmenère

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Ao Yun is comprised of which 2 varieties?

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Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc

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Huailai and Changli are winemaking regions of which province?

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Hebei

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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?
Gobi Desert
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Domaine de Long Dai is located in which province?
Shandong
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Liaoning is known for ice wines from which hybrid grape?
Vidal (Ex. Chateau Changyu Golden Icewine Valley, Black Diamond Vidal Icewine 2018)
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Name the most commonly used ingredient for baijiu distillation?
Sorghum
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How is baijiu typically served?
Neat and at room temperature, in small cups or glasses
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Name the 4 major classifications of Baijiu by aroma:
Qingxiang (Light aroma) Mixiang (Rice aroma) Nongxiang (Strong aroma) Jiangxiang (Sauce
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Which popular baijiu is also known as 'Five Grain Drink'?
Wuliangye
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What Chinese wine region is gaining fame for its ice wines made from Vidal?
Liaoning
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The Ningxia Province is located between which two geographical features?
a. The Helan Mountains b. The Yellow River
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What’s the difference between Jui and Potaojui?
a. Jui – any alcoholic drink b. Potaojui – wine made from grapes
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In which province do we find Chateau Lafite’s joint venture winery?
a. Shandong Province b. The CITC-Lafite Winery
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Domaine de Long Dai is owned by which French estate?
Chateau Lafite Rothschild
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Name the five most prominent wine-producing provinces in China:
a. Shandong b. Ningxia c. Hebei d. Xinjiang e. Yunnan
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Where can you find the Mekong and Yangtze Rivers?
Yunnan
39
Name 3 quality producers from Ningxia excelling in Bordeaux blends:
a. Silver Heights b. Kanaan c. Helan Qingxue
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What is the noteworthy method by which Chinese vineyards protect their vines against winter frost?
The vines are buried
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What native grape species has been used in hybridizations in an effort to confer cold resistance?
Vitis amurensis or the Amur grape
42
Château Rongzi benefits from consulting with what famed winemaker?
Jean Claude Berrouet of Petrus
43
In 2012 China outlawed what practice, leading to a temporary market correction in wine prices?
Officials could no longer use public funds to purchase luxury goods as gifts
44
Zhang Bishi imported 150 vitis vinifera varieties into what province, and established what winery?
Changyu Winery in Yantai, Shandong Province
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What province is traditionally viewed as the beginning of China’s modern wine industry?
Shandong
46
The predominant climate in most grape growing areas in China is?
Continental - very cold, arid winters, with (generally) heavy summer rainfall
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Coastal Beijing experiences how much rainfall a year on avg.?
200-300 mm
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Which region’s climate is one the exceptions to the rule, and is maritime?
Shandong
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What mountain range protects the Ningxia region from damaging desert winds?
Helan Mountains
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What Province is the Yellow River located in?
Ningxia
51
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?
Chang Vine Training System
52
In which province would you find the Tsingtao brewery?
Shandong
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The Changyu Winery is also known for producing what other alcoholic beverage?
Brandy in the style of Cognac
54
What is the name of the wind that travels south from Siberia?
Siberian High
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What regions are affected by both the Siberian High and the East Asian Monsoon?
Hebei
56
What winery owns Chateau Moser XV?
Chateau Changyu – one of the largest wine producers in the Country
57
What is Jiuqu and for what beverage is it used?
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
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What Baiju brand was served by Mao Zedong at the state dinner where China hosted Richard Nixon?
Guizhou Moutai
59
Purple Air Comes from the East is a bottling produced by what winery?
Chateau Changyu-Moser XV
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Which ancient Chinese dynasty is known for cultivating grapes and making wine?
Tang
61
Which Chinese wine-producing region is often referred to as the "Napa Valley of China"?
Ningxia
62
Which Chinese winery produced the first red wine to win an international gold medal?
Grace Vineyard
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In China, wine labels often include a numerical scale representing the wine's sweetness. What is this scale called?
Liquor Index
64
Name 3 Beers from China:
Snow, TsingTao, Yanjing
65
In Chinese wine culture, what is the significance of the color red?
It symbolizes prosperity and good fortune
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What is the name of the traditional Chinese wine vessel made from clay or porcelain?
Jiuwan
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What is "Moutai," and why is it relevant to Chinese wine culture?
a type of Chinese Liquor
68
What does "Longyan" grapes translate to?
Dragon Eye
69
What is "Museles"?
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.
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Helan Qingxue Vinyard in the Ningxia region is famous for doing what?
Award-winning Bordeaux varietals

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