China's wineries eyeing Macao for export and re-export

Two of China's major wineries based in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are eyeing Macao for export and re-export to European and American markets.

At a joint wine-tasting reception, the Vinisuntime International China (Suntime) and the Les Champs D'or (XiangDu Winery Co. Ltd.) invited Macao wine traders and lovers to have a taste of their premium quality wines.

Xinjiang produces the best grapes and wines in China. Vine growing bases in Xinjiang has the same latitude of 44 degree as Bordeaux in France and California in America.

Filipe Cunha Santos, president of the Macao Wine Society, offered a high comment on the quality and production technique of the wine products. He considered the wineries would find a good market in Macao, which has a tradition of wine-drinking.

One of the two promoters, the Suntime has the largest winery production base in Asia occupying 10,000 hectares in Xinjiang. It has set up overseas branches in America, Mexico, Cuba, Russia and Hong Kong.

Lin Wei, a representative from Suntime, said that Suntime's drywine sales ranks the fourth in China. It is eyeing more exports via Macao, where the company is inclining a more emphasis on market promotion.

Li Ruiqin, president of XiangDu, said that wine products generated from the desert region of Xinjiang is pollution-free. The Sino-French firm has already built a production capacity of 3,000 tons a year, which will be gradually expanded to 30,000 tons.

The XiangDu Wine Museum also signed a memorandum here with the Macao Museum of Wines to jointly promote wine culture.

Source: Xinhua