China Flashcards
China climate
Continental with cold/dry winters - bury vines to survive
Heavy summer rains
Heilongjiang and Jilin
Extreme winter cold
Beijing and Hebei
Humid continental- torrential rain in Aug/Sept
Cool pacific breeze to moderate summer
Fertile soils
Shandong
Warm maritime
Wet
Rot
Shanxi and Shaanxi
Central inland
Dry continental
Ningxia
Very inland
Arid continental
Monsoon rains
Windy - evapotranspiration
Irrigation
Helen Shan (mtn)- protected from desert winds
Xinjiang and Gansu
Extremely dry- winter comes early - short growing season, windy, frost
Sold to wineries in eastern regions
Yunnan
Sub tropical humid climate
High altitude in foothills of Himalayas to moderate and reduce humidity
No need to bury vines
Why are site specific changes difficult in China?
Land is owned by government
Official sanction needed to make changes
Top grape varieties in China
Cab Sauv
Carmenere
Merlot
Cab franc
Chard
Riesling
Winemaking in China
Model is Bordeaux
