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Wine in China (è‘¡è„é…’; pinyin: pútáo jiÇ”) are wines that are produced in China. Grape wine has a long history in China, along with other traditional wines which would be discussed in the article Chinese wine. more...
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Beginning in 1980, French and other Western wines began to rise in prominence in the Chinese market, both in the mainland China and in Taiwan. French-taught Chinese winemakers introduced the wine to a market dominated mostly by beer, and have quickly expanded in proportion such that China is set to be the largest market of wine soon, with its immense population.
History
The history of Chinese grape wine dates back more than 4,600 years: in 1995, the joint Sino-USA archaeology team including archaeologists from the Archaeology Research Institute of Shandong University and American archaeologists under the leadership of Professor Fang Hui (方辉) investigated the two archaeological sites 20 km to the northeast of Rizhao, and discovered the remnants of a variety of alcoholic beverages including grape wine, rice wine, mead, and several mixed beverages of these wines. Out of more than two hundred potteries discovered at the sites, seven were specifically used for grape wine. Remnants of grape seeds were also discovered. However, due to the inferior quality of Chinese grapes, for centuries, grape wine was not as prominent as other alcoholic beverages until Han Dynasty, following Zhang Qian's exploration of the country's western region in the 2nd century BCE, when high quality grapes were finally introduced into China.
Thus, grape wine is a traditional Chinese alcoholic beverage, along with other traditional wines made from sorghum, millet, rice, and fruits such as lychee or ume.
Modern revival and French wine in China
French wine was the first foreign wine imported into China. In 1980, at the beginning of Chinese economic reform, Rémy Martin ventured into China to set up the first joint-venture enterprise in Tianjin: the Dynasty (Wang Chao, 王æœ) Wine Ltd., which was also the second joint-venture enterprise in China. Over the years, the company developed over 90 brands of alcoholic beverages, and its products won numerous awards both domestically and abroad.
However, most of its products were exported abroad in the first two decades due to the low income of the local population, and it was not until after the year 2000 when the economic boom finally allowed the domestic population to have the disposable income needed to support the domestic market; this relatively recent occurrence coincided with the increased popularity of French wine in China. Other companies, including China Great Wall Wine Co., Ltd and Changyu, have also risen in prominence, and by 2005, 90% of grape wine produced was consumed locally.
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