{"id":18129,"date":"2019-07-04T08:32:36","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T15:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=18129"},"modified":"2019-07-04T08:32:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T15:32:36","slug":"expats-raise-a-glass-to-yantais-fine-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=18129","title":{"rendered":"Expats raise a glass to Yantai’s fine wine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Liu Chuan (chinadaily.com.cn)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A group of expats embarked on their “Taste of Yantai” trip to Yantai, a coastal city in East China’s Shandong province on June 29 during the 12th International Wine Exposition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sponsored by China Daily and Yantai municipal government, the event invited expats from the United States, Italy, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Georgia to get a closer look at Yantai’s wine culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

During the two-day trip, they visited Changyu Wine Culture Museum, Yantai Changyu International Wine City and Changyu Castel Winery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amjad Zarin from Pakistan was impressed by the city\u2019s robust wine industry and showed his deep love for the charming coastal city.<\/span><\/p>\n

Four out of every 10 bottles of wine in the country are produced in Yantai. The scale of the city’s wine industry shocked Jeffrey Allen Stevens, an American journalist.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Visiting Yantai was definitely worth it. Drinking all that wine, meeting so many interesting people, and exploring Yantai for the first time were experiences I won’t soon forget. I really look forward to coming back and seeing more of the city,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The group also had the chance to visit the 12th International Wine Exposition, a yearly wine feast in Yantai.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the largest wine production base in China, the city has held 11 international wine expos since 2007, enjoying widespread popularity in the industry at home and abroad.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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The expat group poses for a group photo at Changyu Castel Winery in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province, on June 30. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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An expat poses for a photo at Changyu Wine Culture Museum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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A foreigner gets a closer look at the grapes at the Changyu Castel Winery in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Koya Brandy Chateau in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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