{"id":918,"date":"2024-08-19T07:16:08","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T07:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooking.catherineliew.com\/?p=918"},"modified":"2024-08-19T07:16:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T07:16:08","slug":"is-chinese-wine-good-or-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooking.catherineliew.com\/?p=918","title":{"rendered":"Is Chinese Wine Good or Bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel \ud83c\udf89. Get up to 60% OFF your subscription: https:\/\/bit.ly\/konstantinbaumaug<\/p>\n<p>Follow me on &#8230;:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/konstantinbaum_mw\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.threads.net\/@konstantinbaum_mw<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@konstantinbaum_mw\" data-unique-id=\"konstantinbaum_mw\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" data-embed-type=\"creator\" style=\"max-width:780px; min-width:288px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@konstantinbaum_mw?refer=creator_embed\">@konstantinbaum_mw<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Check out my website:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.konstantinbaum.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/baumselection.com\/<\/p>\n<p>I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony<br \/>\nI have used this glass in this Video: Nude Stem Zero<br \/>\nI have tasted the following wines in this Video: <\/p>\n<p>2021 Kanaan Winery Riesling, Ningxia, China<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/find\/kanaan+riesling+ning+xia+china\/2021?referring_site=KSB <\/p>\n<p>2021 Silver Heights Family Reserve Chardonnay, Ningxia, China<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/find\/silver+heights+fmly+rsrv+chard+ning+xia+china\/2021?referring_site=KSB <\/p>\n<p>Greatwall Dry Red, Hebei, China<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/find\/great+wall+dry+red+hebei+china?referring_site=KSB <\/p>\n<p>2021 Chateau Changyu Moser XV Cabernet Sauvignon, Helan Mountain, China<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/find\/changyu+moser+xv+cab+sauv+helan+mnt+ning+xia+china\/2021?referring_site=KSB <\/p>\n<p>2016 Chateau Changyu Moser XV, Ningxia, China<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/find\/changyu+moser+xv+ning+xia+china\/2016?referring_site=KSB <\/p>\n<p>2019 Kanaan Winery Crazy Fang, Ningxia, China<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.wine-searcher.com\/find\/kanaan+crazy+fang+ning+xia+china\/2019?referring_site=KSB <\/p>\n<p>The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):<br \/>\n96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.<br \/>\n90 &#8211; 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.<br \/>\n80 &#8211; 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.<br \/>\n70 &#8211; 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.<br \/>\n60 &#8211; 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and\/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.<br \/>\n50 &#8211; 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the biggest, oldest, and yet least well-known wine producers in the world. According to the OIV China is now the third biggest grape grower \u2013 ahead of Italy &#8211; and the eighth biggest consumer of wine ahead of Argentina and Portugal.<br \/>\nMuch of their grape production goes to table grapes and raisins but with its massive domestic market and diverse terroirs, China has the potential to become one of the most relevant wine-growing countries in the world. But are the wines exciting enough to compete with the rest of the world or are they just cheap copies of the wine world&#8217;s classics?<br \/>\nLast year I was invited to a tasting in Paris where one of the biggest Chinese wineries showcased their wines in a blind tasting next to some of the most famous wines from the rest of the world: Lafite, Sassicaia, Vega Sicilia, Opus One ..,<br \/>\nThe result was not a victory for the Chinese wines, similar to the judgment of Paris of 1976 when Californian wines beat their French counterparts at a tasting in Paris. Instead, it highlighted that China has potential and that their best wines can play ball at that level, even if they are not at the Championship level \u2026 sort of like the Washington Wizards.<br \/>\nSo let&#8217;s dive into China as a winemaking country. To date, the earliest chemically confirmed instance of grapes used in a fermented beverage is from the Neolithic site of Jiahu along the Yellow River in the central plains of ancient China, dating back to the 7th millennium BC. However, the probable native wild grape was just one of several fermentable ingredients in this mixed beverage. It is believed that Jesuit missionaries were the first to encourage the planting of vineyards specifically for wine production here, in the mid-19th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel \ud83c\udf89. 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