China starts exporting wine to the UK: Supermarkets to start stocking reds from the country
The Chinese have earned a reputation for producing cheap copies of well-known and upmarket products from iPhones to Bentleys.
Now, the nation is developing its own full-bodied reds in a move that will send a shiver down the spine of the French.
Tesco is to start selling red wine from China, which is actually second only to Spain in terms of the area of land covered by its vineyards.
The first oriental wine to reach Tesco’s British supermarkets is Chateau Changyu Moser XV Cabernet Sauvignon 2015.
And this is no cheap copy, for the wine, which sells for £7 a bottle, is described as a ‘smooth, full-bodied wine’ that is a cross between a classic French bordeaux and a fruity Australian wine.
Sainsbury’s has also been selling Changyu Noble Dragon, which is described as a ‘fruity and floral’ red for £8, and plans to add more, including a German-style reisling.
The idea of importing wine from China may appear a little hard to swallow, however, 30 years ago it would have been odd to buy wine from South America.
Changyu, the Chinese company behind the wine sold in Tesco, is deadly serious about putting wine from the Far East on tables across the world.
The Chinese have not entered the international wine market without any knowledge or expertise. In fact, Changyu has been producing wine since 1892.
The company has embarked of a massive expansion plan which has involved spending more than £700million on a vast wine city with its own picture postcard re-creations of French chateaux, which were built with the help of designers from Disney.
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