The best wines of Ningxia

Discover the best wines of Ningxia as well as the best winemakers of Ningxia and estates of Ningxia to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Ningxia and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Ningxia by region

Looking for a good wine of Ningxia among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Ningxia. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Ningxia with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Ningxia

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Want to buy a red wine of Ningxia cheap or sell a red wine of Ningxia at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Ningxia

Red wines from the region of Ningxia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed peppers, fillet of lamb in potato dressing or rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Ningxia

On the nose the red wine of the region of Ningxia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, vanilla or black cherries.

The best vintages in red wine of Ningxia

  • 2014With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.57/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.47/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.42/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Ningxia

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Blanc
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Ningxia

A wine route planned in the region of Ningxia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Ningxia.

Discovering the wine region of Ningxia

Ningxia is a significant wine-producing region in the central-North of China. The wide, heavily irrigated valley between the Yellow River and the base of Helan Mountain has proved to be one of China's most promising Vineyard areas. A range of wines are made here from Grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Gernischt and Chardonnay. While Ningxia covers 66,400 square kilometers (25,600 sq miles), most viticulture takes place in a 150km-long (100 mile) river valley in the very north of the region.

Here, the Yellow River provides sufficient water for irrigation and the arid landscape has been transformed into arable land well suited to the production of wine. A sub-region of Ningxia, Helan Mountain, is particularly well regarded and in 2003 became China's first official appellation, recognized by the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. A 2009 Helan Qing Xue Jia Bei Lan Cabernet blend surprised many in the international wine trade when it won a major trophy at the Decanter World Wine Awards in 2010. Ningxia has a thoroughly continental Climate, its eastern border lying some 950 kilometers (600 miles) from the nearest ocean.

The summers are hot, although the high altitude of the vineyards (some more than 1200m/4000ft above sea level) helps to create a suitable climate for wine-growing. At this altitude, intense sunlight during the day is followed by much cooler nights. This diurnal temperature shift – which is exacerbated by the lack of moisture in the air – helps to slow ripening in the grapes, leading to a Balance of phenols and Acidity. The Short growing season in Ningxia is followed by a long, cold winter, and vines must be protected from freezing temperatures with an insulating mound of dirt piled around the base of the plant.

Great white wines of Ningxia

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Ningxia

White wines from the region of Ningxia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of steamed pork chops, smoked salmon omelette or quiche without pastry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Ningxia

On the nose the white wine of the region of Ningxia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.

The best vintages in white wine of Ningxia

  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.46/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.16/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Ningxia

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Viognier
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Ningxia

A wine route planned in the region of Ningxia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Ningxia.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

Great sparkling wines of Ningxia

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Ningxia

Sparkling wines from the region of Ningxia go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets au gratin, pan-fried carrots or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Ningxia

  • 0With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Ningxia

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Rootstock

American vine on which a French vine is grafted. This is the consequence of the phylloxera that destroyed the vineyard at the end of the 19th century: after much trial and error, it was discovered that the "pest" spared the roots of the American vines, and the technique became widespread.

Great pink wines of Ningxia

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Ningxia

Pink wines from the region of Ningxia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, marinated leg of lamb with herbs or candied gizzards.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Ningxia

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Ningxia. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, pear or melon.

The best vintages in pink wine of Ningxia

  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.38/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.17/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Ningxia

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Ningxia

A wine route planned in the region of Ningxia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Ningxia.

    Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

    Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

    Great sweet wines of Ningxia

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    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Ningxia

    Sweet wines from the region of Ningxia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pulled pork (us pulled pork ), tuna pie or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of Ningxia

    • 0With an average score of 3.80/5
    • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Ningxia

    • Chardonnay

    The word of the wine: Village

    Term used in certain regions to identify a particular sector within a larger appellation (Beaujolais, Côtes-du-Rhône).

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