Rising Chinese wineries wow int'l connoisseurs

STORY: Rising Chinese wineries wow int'l connoisseurs DATELINE: June 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wine-themed international conference and an expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIA TERESA ROMERO PONCE, Chilean winemaker, Stone & Moon Winery 3. various of wine-producing area in Ningxia 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUA MIN, General manager of Pernod Ricard (Ningxia) Winemakers Co., Ltd. 5. various of wine-producing area in Ningxia 6. various of the French wine connoisseur 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRISTELLE CHENE, French wine connoisseur, Worldwide Brand Ambassador of Xige Estate 8. various of wine-producing wineries and land in Ningxia STORYLINE: A wine-themed international conference and an expo were held in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Opened Friday, the two-day International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries and the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo gather representatives in t

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINE INDUSTRY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINE INDUSTRY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230609) -- YINCHUAN, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 7, 2023 shows the Xige winery in Qingtongxia, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries, as well as the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo, kicked off Friday in Yinchuan, offering a unique platform for exploring new growth models for the wine-making industry and sharing new opportunities for international cooperation. Ningxia boasts about 583,000 mu (about 38,867 hectares) of vineyards and approximately 138 million bottles of wine are produced here each year. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINE INDUSTRY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINE INDUSTRY-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(230609) -- YINCHUAN, June 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 7, 2023 shows a wine grape planting base of Xige winery in Qingtongxia, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries, as well as the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo, kicked off Friday in Yinchuan, offering a unique platform for exploring new growth models for the wine-making industry and sharing new opportunities for international cooperation. Ningxia boasts about 583,000 mu (about 38,867 hectares) of vineyards and approximately 138 million bottles of wine are produced here each year. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINE INDUSTRY-FOREIGNER (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINE INDUSTRY-FOREIGNER (CN)

(230606) -- YINCHUAN, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Christelle Chene, a French wine connoisseur working at Xige winery, promoting Ningxia wine in south China's Hong Kong, June 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Foreign wine brewer, connoisseur explore new horizons in NW China" (Xinhua)

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINERY-CHINESE CULTURE (CN)

CHINA-NINGXIA-WINERY-CHINESE CULTURE (CN)

(230606) -- YINCHUAN, June 6, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This undated aerial photo shows Xige winery, whose design is inspired by ancient Chinese philosophy of "being round outside and square inside", in Qingtongxia City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Northwest China markets wine with classy Chinese culture" (Xinhua)