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- Judy Leissner, Grace Vineyard CEO since 2002 in the company’s vineyard in Shanxi.
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- A view of the Shanxi vineyard. China is the second biggest grape producer in the world.
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- Grace Vineyard produces 1.2M bottles every year with vineyards in 4 different locations in China.
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- Barrels made of French oak in Grace Vineyard wine cellar in Shanxi province.
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- C.K Chan’s -Grace Vineyard chairman- villa in Grace Vineyard in Shanxi, China.
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- Grape is handpicked at Grace Vineyard. Grace Vineyard winery can be seen in the background.
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- The original vines which were planted in 1997 by Grace Vineyard in Shanxi province.
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- Judy Leissner, Grace Vineyard CEO with a bottle and a glass of Deep Blue, the flagship wine in the tasting wine cellar.
According to the Food & Agriculture Organization, China is the world’s second largest grape producer after Italy, and ahead of the USA. However if we are familiar with Italian and American wine, Chinese wine is still relatively unknown outside of China. Relatively unknown, but not entirely as it is beginning to attract attention from some top wine critics like Jancis Robinson of the Financial Times. In an “all you ever wanted to know about Chinese wine but didn’t dare to ask” type of interview with Nicely Made in China (NMiC), Judy Leissner, Grace Vineyard CEO since the end of 2002, fills in the blanks in our wine knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »
