{"title":"CHINA","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"Vineyards in China\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/Chinese_Vineyards_Banner.jpg?v=1737662807\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChina has been cultivating grapes for centuries, with Vitis vinifera vines arriving in the country through the ancient Silk Road. Yet it was only relatively recently that China burst on the world wine stage as a serious source of fine winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe growth of the Chinese wine industry over the last two decades has been staggering. Although the consumption of Chinese wines remains predominately domestic, there are increasing numbers of producers aiming for listings in the top restaurants of London and New York as well as in Shanghai and Beijing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst wine is now produced in 25 of China's 28 Provinces and Autonomous Regions the industry is concentrated in four broad regions - the Shandong Peninsula; the far North-East (Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang Provinces); the Mid-North-East (Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei Province and Shanxi Province) and the far North-West (Xinjiang and Ningxia Autonomous Regions and Gansu Province).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe majority of Chinese wine produced is red wine and the most widely planted grape variety is Cabernet Sauvignon. There are also substantial plantings of Merlot and Cabernet Franc alongside Syrah and Grenache. White wines are produced predominately from a variant of Italian Riesling, as well as plantings of Chardonnay and Muscat.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kanaan-winery-pretty-pony-cabernet-merlot","title":"Kanaan Winery 'Pretty Pony' Cabernet Merlot 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe ‘Pretty Pony’ Cabernet Merlot is the flagship wine of Kanaan and is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (90%) and Merlot (10%). The vineyards are located in the picturesque eastern foothills of Helan Mountain in Ningxia, which has an arid climate, seeing very little rain throughout the growing season. The climatic conditions have the capacity to produce very high-quality wine grapes in fact, this vineyard sits in what is referred to as the 'golden zone' for grape cultivation. This wine is full of ripe, rich fruit flavours tangled with a blend of sweet spices . On the nose you can expect delicious notes of clove, vanilla, and chocolate truffle. As the wine opens up, the flavours will expand and develop as you begin to experience elegant notes of fragrant leaves, graphite and soil. Exquisite warm and woody notes run throughout the entire tasting experience. [#intro]Kanaan's flagship red is an elegant take on the classic Bordeaux Cabernet Merlot blend...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kanaan Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55214308458877,"sku":"A19KANAANPRETTYPONYRED-1","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/PrettyPonyRedBt.jpg?v=1737902263"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/collections\/Great_Wall_Collection_Image.jpg?v=1737662890","url":"https:\/\/hic.wine\/collections\/china.oembed","provider":"Hic!","version":"1.0","type":"link"}