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Ningxia wines, produced in the Chinese province of Ningxia, are rapidly gaining an international reputation. In recent blind wine-tasting competitions, the Ningxia wines have done better than Bordeaux wines in the same price bracket. ==Recent successes== On 17 May 2011 in London, the Decanter trophy for red wine from the Middle East, Far East and Asia went to a 2009 Bordeaux blend from Ningxia province called Jiabeilan from the China Chateau Helan Qingxue winery. The same winery also won a silver medal for its Classic Chardonnay 2008 and a bronze for its Premium Collection Riesling.〔(Adam Lechmere, "Chinese wine wins top honour at Decanter World Wine Awards" ), ''Decanter.com'', 8 September 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.〕〔(Jason Chow, "Chinese Wine Earns Top Honors" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', 18 May 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.〕 The winemaker was Li Demei, a wine consultant to six Chinese wineries and a lecturer at the Beijing University of Agriculture. He completed his studies at Enita de Bordeaux in 2001.〔("Chinese Wines Reach World Class Level" ), Gourmand Magazine. Retrieved 17 December 2011.〕 On 14 December 2011 in Beijing, in a competition tagged "Bordeaux against Ningxia", experts from China and France tasted five wines from each region. Ningxia was the clear winner with four out of five of the top wines. The best of all was the 2009 Chairman's Reserve, a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Grace Vinyards.〔(Laurie Burkitt, "Ningxia Beats Bordeaux. Or Does It?" ), ''The Wall Street Journal'', 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.〕 Nathalie Sibille, a Bordeaux expert, said the Chinese wines had "performed very, very well", adding, "this region has enormous potential".〔("Chinese wines beat Bordeaux in blind tasting" ), ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.〕 According to data from British consulting firm International Wine and Spirit Research, China's wine consumption has doubled over the past five years and is currently the world's seventh-largest consumer in terms of volume. It is expected to become the world's top wine consumer within the next 20 years.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ningxia wines」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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