China Wine Tours recommended on Simonseeks.com

China Wine Tours has recently been recommended on travel website Simonseeks! In her blog 'Wine tourism around the world' Helen Cross explored some of the more unusual wine tourism destinations including Austria and British Columbia. Helen said ‘I chose to include China in my blog as it’s a destination that I don’t think it’s a destination that people typically associate with wine tourism: I know I didn’t before I started researching for the article. What appealed to me about China Wine Tours was the mix between taking in the rich culture of China and experiencing its unique and varied wine scene.’ Head over to Simonseeks.com to read the post!

2000 years of China wine history gone?

Monday, October 4, 2010

From what I can tell, wine was first recorded in China's northwest region of Xinjiang Province during the Han Dynasty, beginning about 200BC. That's when one of the emperors brought back both grape seeds and wine makers from the Middle East. While the Han emperor enjoyed the flavor of these wines, somehow the plants and techniques were not passed down.

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