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Wine · 11 areas
Wine areas
Ningxia宁夏
China's most celebrated wine region, between the Gobi Desert and the Yellow River
Xinjiang新疆
China's oldest grape country and its biggest vineyard, from the Turpan depression to the foothills of the Tianshan
Shandong山东
The birthplace of modern Chinese wine, on a peninsula between two seas
Hebei河北
Beijing's wine country, where China made its first dry white and planted its first Marselan
Yunnan云南
Vineyards in the clouds, between the Mekong River and the sacred Meili Snow Mountain
Gansu甘肃
Oasis vineyards along the Silk Road, watered by the snows of the Qilian Mountains
Shanxi山西
A small region on the Loess Plateau that helped prove China could make fine wine
Heilongjiang黑龙江
Wine area
Liaoning辽宁
Wine area
Beijing北京
Wine area
Shaanxi陕西
Wine area
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| Ningxia | 宁夏 | Over 600,000 mu (about 40,000 ha) | 1,000–1,200 m | About 200 mm per year | Yes | Cabernet Sauvignon, Marselan, Merlot, Chardonnay | Boutique estates, balanced reds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xinjiang | 新疆 | About 14,000–20,000 ha of wine grapes (estimates vary), within roughly 100,000 ha of vineyards, mostly table grapes and raisins | From below sea level in the Turpan Basin to about 1,260 m in the Yili Valley | From about 80 mm a year in the Yanqi Basin to about 400 mm in the Yili Valley | Yes | Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Marselan | Desert purity, sweet wines of Turpan |
| Shandong | 山东 | About 19,500–21,000 ha of wine grapes (2026 estimate) | Coastal plains and low hills, with terraced vineyards in the Penglai valleys | Concentrated in the summer monsoon, much wetter than China's western regions | No | Cabernet Gernischt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Marselan, Chardonnay | History, fresher style, whites |
| Gansu | 甘肃 | About 10,000 ha of wine grapes | Oasis plains at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains | Less than 200 mm a year; irrigation from Qilian Mountains snowmelt | Yes | Pinot Noir, Welschriesling, Cabernet Sauvignon | Cool-climate wines of the Silk Road |
| Hebei | 河北 | About 8,000–9,000 ha of wine grapes (2026 estimate) | Valleys and foothills around Beijing; Huailai lies in a basin between the Yan and Taihang mountains | About 390 mm a year in Huailai; about 700 mm in Changli, near the Bohai Sea | Yes | Dragon Eyes, Marselan, Cabernet Sauvignon | Birthplace of Chinese Marselan |
| Shanxi | 山西 | About 800–900 m at Grace Vineyard in Taigu | Variable from year to year; rainy vintages are a recurring challenge | Yes | Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay | Pioneering family estates | |
| Yunnan | 云南 | About 2,200–2,600 m in the Ao Yun vineyards of Deqin; lower in the Mile area of central Yunnan | Low in the deep river valleys of the northwest, which lie in a rain shadow; vineyards are irrigated with snowmelt | No | Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah | Some of the highest vineyards on Earth |
- Ningxia 宁夏
- Wine vineyard area:
- Over 600,000 mu (about 40,000 ha)
- Altitude:
- 1,000–1,200 m
- Rainfall:
- About 200 mm per year
- Vines buried in winter?:
- Yes
- Key grapes:
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Marselan, Merlot, Chardonnay
- Known for:
- Boutique estates, balanced reds
- Xinjiang 新疆
- Wine vineyard area:
- About 14,000–20,000 ha of wine grapes (estimates vary), within roughly 100,000 ha of vineyards, mostly table grapes and raisins
- Altitude:
- From below sea level in the Turpan Basin to about 1,260 m in the Yili Valley
- Rainfall:
- From about 80 mm a year in the Yanqi Basin to about 400 mm in the Yili Valley
- Vines buried in winter?:
- Yes
- Key grapes:
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Marselan
- Known for:
- Desert purity, sweet wines of Turpan
- Shandong 山东
- Wine vineyard area:
- About 19,500–21,000 ha of wine grapes (2026 estimate)
- Altitude:
- Coastal plains and low hills, with terraced vineyards in the Penglai valleys
- Rainfall:
- Concentrated in the summer monsoon, much wetter than China's western regions
- Vines buried in winter?:
- No
- Key grapes:
- Cabernet Gernischt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Marselan, Chardonnay
- Known for:
- History, fresher style, whites
- Gansu 甘肃
- Wine vineyard area:
- About 10,000 ha of wine grapes
- Altitude:
- Oasis plains at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains
- Rainfall:
- Less than 200 mm a year; irrigation from Qilian Mountains snowmelt
- Vines buried in winter?:
- Yes
- Key grapes:
- Pinot Noir, Welschriesling, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Known for:
- Cool-climate wines of the Silk Road
- Hebei 河北
- Wine vineyard area:
- About 8,000–9,000 ha of wine grapes (2026 estimate)
- Altitude:
- Valleys and foothills around Beijing; Huailai lies in a basin between the Yan and Taihang mountains
- Rainfall:
- About 390 mm a year in Huailai; about 700 mm in Changli, near the Bohai Sea
- Vines buried in winter?:
- Yes
- Key grapes:
- Dragon Eyes, Marselan, Cabernet Sauvignon
- Known for:
- Birthplace of Chinese Marselan
- Shanxi 山西
- Wine vineyard area:
- —
- Altitude:
- About 800–900 m at Grace Vineyard in Taigu
- Rainfall:
- Variable from year to year; rainy vintages are a recurring challenge
- Vines buried in winter?:
- Yes
- Key grapes:
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay
- Known for:
- Pioneering family estates
- Yunnan 云南
- Wine vineyard area:
- —
- Altitude:
- About 2,200–2,600 m in the Ao Yun vineyards of Deqin; lower in the Mile area of central Yunnan
- Rainfall:
- Low in the deep river valleys of the northwest, which lie in a rain shadow; vineyards are irrigated with snowmelt
- Vines buried in winter?:
- No
- Key grapes:
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah
- Known for:
- Some of the highest vineyards on Earth
Vineyard areas are approximate and refer to wine grapes. Source: regional wine bodies via Decanter, 2024.
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