Ningxia

The wine-growing area in the centre of China was officially declared a pilot zone in 2021 in order to increase the quality and awareness of the wines. It is a high plateau at 1,100 metres above sea level with soils consisting of clay, loess and sand with a high humus content. The climate is characterised by 3,000 hours of sunshine a year and a growing season with no precipitation. For this reason, the vineyards are irrigated artificially with water from the Yellow River. The Yantai Changyu multinational was set up here under the advice of Laurenz Maria Moser.

In 2019, the vineyards covered 33,000 hectares (490,000 mu) of vines. The plan is to double this by 2025 and around 100,000 hectares by 2030, which is equivalent to the size of Germany. There are 27 different grape varieties cultivated, but there is no official list. There are 211 registered wineries, which accounts for a third of all registered wineries in China. In total, over 20 Chinese and over 60 international winemakers are employed in Ningxia. The production volume of Chinese winery bottlings (estate/château bottled) is around 60%.

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