Maria Isabel Tapia of Chile is one of 48 candidates who traveled to China this month for the Ningxia Winemakers Challenge, a two-year project that pairs foreign winemakers with local wineries to practice their craft and compete for rmb700,000 in cash prizes. Her partner is Xin Niu Winery / 新牛酒庄. I asked Tapia, who has done harvests in Australia, New Zealand, The United States and Canada, about her first ten days in Ningxia. What was your flight pattern to Ningxia? From Oliver in the Okanagan Valley to Vancouver to Beijing to Yinchuan. Initial thoughts about Ningxia’s wine industry? The good thing is people here […]
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