China Flashcards
What are the issues with growing in coastal China?
- Humidity
- Over rich soils
- Rain
Which region is considered the historical home of wine in china?
Yantai, Shangdong Province
What new law has hit the Chinese wine market hard?
Anti Gifting laws - publis officials
Climate in China?
Continental in most areas
Maritime in the east
Top 3 planted grapes for making wine in China?
Cabernet
Carmenere
Merlot
Benefits of growing in Yunnan? (3)
Frost free
High altitude
no need to bury vines
Problems with growing in Beijing? (3)
High humidity
heavy rain during growing season
over rich soils
Main trellising system in China?
Chang - easier for burial and has a fruiting zone for ripening
Issues with previous trellising systems? (2)
No fruit zone
based on high yields for table grapes
Contributors of poor fruit in vineyard management?
Over rich/over fertilised soils
dense canopies
excessive irrigation
Why is making site specific changes in a vineyard very hard in China?
Because the government owns all land and any changes need approval by government agricultural officials
Factors that affect price in China?
Burying vines (20-30% increase in price)
Labour issues
What wine making model does China follow?
Bordeaux
Issues with wine law tax in China?
Its treated as food and is subject to an extra 10% TAX
Where is most Chinese wine consumed?
Domestically
