[JACKRUSSELL]

Promoted as good for he health and improving memory, consumption of wine is rocketing.

[JACKRUSSELL]

”Made in China” Ping.

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[mtbopfuyn]

There’s an idea. The alcohol should kill off most of the toxins but one should probably sterilize the outside of the container just in case.

[Fractal Trader]

wine ping

[RayChuang88]

China does have a history of making well-known alcoholic beverages--they make excellent plum wines and several well-known hard liquors. A particularly potent liquor is Maotai, of which I have a bottle of the 106 proof version (1/2 jigger or 3/4 ounce will knock you flat!).

[Tainan]

Having a bit of first hand experience with is, I offer this. Mainland Chinese wine production is indeed growing. The wines currently marketed are atrocious. Too sweet and designed for local tastes which are uneducated, mainly, as to how good wine should taste.
There ares, however, a growing number of people who do have the familiarity and education in wines to start to make a difference. But it is a small vice against a large wall of sound. Wine production in China is nothing new. Wine production to meet Western standards is entirely new.

[snowsislander]

We taste the wines produced from the château's own vineyards - two reds and a white - along with an Icewine and a Noble Dragon red and white, the Moser/Bibendum blends on sale in the UK.

These latter two are a surprisingly enjoyable, easy-drinking pair and a snip at around £6 a bottle. The red is fruity and spicy, the white is off-dry yet crisp and refreshing.

I have to admit to some skepticism about using a British newspaper as a source of reliable information about food or wine. ;-)