Guests from Uganda Industrial Research Institute Come to China for Wine Study Tour
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2013-03-13 22:43 Source£º
China Wine Online Author:
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sarah
From March 5th to 10th, two guests from Uganda industrial research institute (UIRI) paid a six days wine study tour on China¡¯s wine industry. China Wine Online arranged this tour and sent a journalist and a translator during the visits. The group visited 3 wine regions, Beijing, Huailai and Yantai and made a research on China¡¯s wine production, wine¡¯s R&D, and wine industry suppliers.
One of the guests, Miss Apophia Alleluya is a staff of UIRI. The institute just located in Uganda¡¯s Capital Kampala. And another guest Mr.Tindimwebwa Flugensi is the owner of Maziba Fruit Wine Producer, which supported by UIRI.The company mainly produce some fruit wines, like pineapple, banana, and apple also make some grape wines.
At Beijing Dragon Seal Wine Museum
On March 6, the guests visited Beijing Dragon Seal Wine Museum. Dong Naxia,the service manager of the museum introduced the history of winery, brand stories and its wine cultures,then guided the guests visited its hundred years underground cellar. In tasting room, they also tasted wines. Wine taster, Wu Binchao introduce some specific information about the wine¡¯s variety, origin and fermentation technics.
With professor Zhan Jicheng
At National grape industry technical R&D center in China agricultural university, vice directorZhan Jicheng led the guests visiting the center¡¯s winemaking equipments and the lab and answered the questions the guests asked on winemaking.
In Huailai Canaan Winery
On March 7, the group came to Huailai for winery visits. In Canaan winery, winemaker Wu Lizhu first made an introduction of construction of wineries and vineyards. Then guide the guests visited fermentation workshop, wine cellar and bottling room. We are very interested about its modern wine equipments.
And we also visited the amethyst winery. Its special underground cellar left us a deep impression.
In Yantai Pengzhu Winery
On March 8, we visited Yantai Pengzhu Winery. Li Maolin, the general manager met us and told stories of the winery.Then winemaker Jin Fengwei guided us visited the winery. We also tasted the 2012 vintage wines in workshop.
In COFCO Great Wall (Yantai) Wine Co
In COFCO Great Wall (Yantai) Wine Co, Li Jin the deputy manager of technology center met us and guided us visited the winery¡¯s workshops, wine labs and the cellar. Then we tasted the Greatwall red wines and white wines.
After that we visited Penglai Wolin Cooperage and watched the whole process of barrel makings.
In Chateau Junding underground cellar
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Our last stop today was Chateau Junding. Winemaker Xu Pengzhe led us visited the underground cellar, wine culture corridor ,etc. Then we came to its nursery center for visit.
In the evening, Chief editor of China Wine Online Jim Sun invited our two African guests to dine in our Best Wine Cellar.The guests tasted several bottles of chinese wines from different regions and some fruits wines also.
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On March 9, the guests visited Changyu Wine Museum. Through the visiting, the guests learnt the development of Changyu winery and China¡¯s wine industry. Then we visited two wine supporting companies, Yantai Yilong Wine Packaging Co.and Yantai Yu Chang Machinery Co.
Yantai Yilong Wine Packaging Company is Cork Stoppers and Tin Capsules Manufacturer in China,which is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise established in China as a result of a strategic alliance between two Italian companies, Colombin GM & Figlio Spa and T.P.E. s.r.l..
And Yantai Yu Chang Machinery Co.,Ltd is specialized in designing and manufacturing winemaking equipemts and all kinds of non-standard equipments.
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(Source: china wine online)