In an earlier post I speculated about the emergence of a booming Chinese wine market. An article a this month's Men's Vogue seemingly confirms these musings. Indeed,
a new crop of wineries, many of them joint ventures with Western capitalists, are now busy scouring the country's 3.7 million square miles for those elusive terroirs….
The tasting notes for the new Chinese wines remain somewhat muddled, most likely because the wines are still bizarre to Western palates. Irrespective, it appears that China is flexing its muscles in more than just international politics.