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- 2. While you taste… Martin Longyan 2014 • The Longyan grape variety: pg 29, 222 • Local & hybrid varieties: pg 21, 23, 25, 26, 35, 221 • Hebei province: Pg 28, 48, 227 Read about…
- 3. Martin Longyan 2014 Photo © Li Demei Longyan means ‘dragon eye’, but more often it refers to a fruit in the lychee family, rather than a wine grape.
- 4. While you taste… Bolongbao Blanc 2015 29% Petit Manseng, 27% Viognier, 23% Chardonnay and 21% Roussanne China’s Estate Wine certification: pg 65 Read about… Bolongbao is China’s number one organic winery and among the first cohort of 16 producers awarded the Estate Wine status – a designated trademark (right) indicating quality.
- 5. While you taste… Tiansai Skyline of Gobi Chardonnay Reserve 2016 Read about… • Xinjiang province: pg 32-33 • The ‘Western Regions’: pg 21-22, 201, 261 • Wines on the Silk Road: pg 160-161, 260 Grape wine had been popular in China since the days of the Silk Road – that’s B(efore) C(hrist) for some historical perspective!
- 6. While you taste… Tiansai Doggie Cabernet Sauvignon/Marselan 2015 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Marselan Read about… • Wines for Chinese New Year: pg 43, 102-103, 112 • China’s partiality for ‘auspicious reds’: pg 74 At New Year wine is offered first to the youngest and last to the eldest, contrary to usual Chinese etiquette, where elders are offered wine first as a mark of respect.
- 8. While you taste… Rongzi Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Read about… • Cabernet Sauvignon in China: pg 26-34, 48, 83 • Shanxi province: pg 29, 197, 201, 228 Marco Polo recorded that the area of Taiyuan in Shanxi province had vast vineyards and produced great quantities of wine that were distributed to many parts of China.
- 9. While you taste… Rongzi Red Label Marselan Blend 2014 55% Marselan, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc Read about… Marselan’s success in China: pg 26, 28-30 Marselan is a cross breed between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache.
- 10. Rongzi Loess soil vineyard
- 11. While you taste… Rongzi Blue Label 2013 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Marselan and 13% Merlo Read about… • Joint ventures & foreign investments: pg 23, 27, 47 • The Bordeaux infatuation: pg 49, 63, 68 Chief winemaker at Rongzi is Jean-Claude Berrouet, former winemaker of Pétrus.
- 12. Chateau Rongzi
- 13. While you taste… Martin Cabernet Gernischt 2015 Read about… Cabernet Gernischt: pg 23, 26-30, 48, 96-97, 225 Cabernet Gernischt is the common name for Carménère in China.
- 14. While you taste… Martin Tempranillo 2015 Read about… British influences and empire: pg 47, 50, 217 Martin Winery was founded with the support of former British Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath. The winery was initially a joint venture between a British and a Chinese enterprise.
- 15. While you taste… Bolongbao Rouge 2014 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc Read about… • Wineries near Beijing: pg 23, 35, 227 • Peking duck and wine pairings: pg 97 The proper way to serve Peking duck: First the crispy skin is carved and rolled up in pancakes with plum sauce, cucumber strips and spring onions. Then the meat is served as a dish or wokfried with dry noodles.
- 16. While you taste… Helan Qingxue, Jia Bei Lan 2015 Read about… • Decanter World Wine Awards: pg 31 • Ningxia province: pg 20, 30 • Burying vines in winter: pg 26-28, 30, 33, 83, 202 Jia Bei Lan 2009 Cabernet blend won the Red Bordeaux Varietal Over £10 International Trophy at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2011.
- 17. Helan Qingxue vineyard the foothills (altitude above 1,100 m) of the Helan Mountains in Ningxia
- 18. While you taste… Cailonglin Silver Label 2014 Cailonglin Gold Label 2013 Read about… • Chinese food and ice wine pairings: pg 94, 96, 111, • Liaoning province: pg 35, 48, 220 These wines are made from Vidal grapes, naturally frozen on the vine and entirely handpicked when the temperature drops to -8°C.
- 19. Vidal grapes, frozen on the vines
- 20. China – tourism and wine destination? Read about… Wine tourism: pg 90, 226 © J.Penninck
- 21. Rongzi Vineyard
- 22. Xinjiang province, local scenery courtesy of Tiansai Vineyard
- 23. Xinjiang province, local scenery courtesy of Tiansai Vineyard
- 24. Xinjiang province, local scenery courtesy of Tiansai Vineyard
- 25. Maps • Map of China pg 12 • Wine regions in China colour plate I-ii • Chinese provinces and major culinary regions pg 92 • The Silk Road (land and sea routes) pg 160
- 26. Excerpts from Foreword by Oz Clarke
- 27. This gu doesn’t look like a gu. Is it a gu! Is it a gu! - Confucius (outraged by the look of a wine vessel) The grand household snorts at syrupy wine. The exalted scholar laughs at petty poetry. - Bai Juyi This is a gu!
- 28. “Bring in the wine! … In life we must extract all possible joys, Don’t let an empty gold cup gaze at the moon!” - Li Bai Enjoy some timeless Chinese wine poetry… Find them sprinkled throughout the book!