Chinese wine tasting – Great Wall

Janet Z. Wang, the author of The Chinese Wine Renaissance, will be presenting a portfolio of premium wines from Great Wall.

A subsidiary of state-owned COFCO Group, Great Wall is China’s largest wine producer. They have substantial vineyard holdings in four Chinese provinces: Hebei, Shandong, Ningxia, and Xinjiang. Using modern equipment, mostly sourced from Europe, they produce a wide variety of wine styles, including dry, sweet, fortified, distilled, and sparkling wines. They are advised by international consultants, such as top Bordeaux consultant Michel Rolland. Great Wall has grown to produce premium ranges that have become the preferred choice for diplomatic receptions in China. Please join us in tasting these premium wines with Janet Z. Wang, author of The Chinese Wine Renaissance, contributing author on decanterchina.com, and shortlisted writer for the Circle of Wine Writers’ Young Wine Writer’s Award.

Janet will be showing us the following wines:

1. Great Wall Longyan 2018 (Shacheng) – white
2. Five Star Cab Suav (Shacheng)
3. Ch. Tianfu Cab Sauv. 2015 (Ningxia)
4. Great Wall Cab Sauv./Syrah (Ningxia)
5. Five star Marselan/Syrah (Shandong)
6. Coastal Marselan / Cab Sauv (Shandong)