The best wines of Shandong

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

Top wines of Shandong by region

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

Great red wines of Shandong

See the top 100 best red wines of Shandong

Want to buy a red wine of Shandong cheap or sell a red wine of Shandong 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 Shandong

Red wines from the region of Shandong go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of fondue with broth, tajine of merguez and potatoes or hawaiian pizza.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Shandong

On the nose the red wine of the region of Shandong. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, plum or non oak.

The best vintages in red wine of Shandong

  • 2014With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.23/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Shandong

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Marselan
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Shandong

Shandong is one of China's major wine-producing provinces, located on the east coast of the country, equidistant between Beijing and Shanghai. It is clearly China's largest wine producing region, even if the wine industry represents only a small Part of the total economy of this heavily populated province. It is home to the majority of China's most prominent wineries, along with the Tsingtao brewery. Cabernet Gernischt, Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling and Chardonnay are the most important grape varieties grown in the province.

Shandong covers around 160,000 square kilometers (60,700 square miles) of land, an area that is roughly the same Size as the US state of Georgia. The most viticulturally important part of the province is the 275km-long (170-mile) Shandong Peninsula that juts into the Yellow Sea toward Korea. Just North of the peninsula is where the famed Yellow River flows into the sea after traversing much of northern China. Most producers in Shandong can be found on the outskirts of urban areas, and the city of Yantai on the northern coast of the peninsula has become China's wine capital.

It was here that the first commercial wine producers began to make grape wines, pioneered by the Changyu wine company in the late 19th Century. In the past few decades, the city has been attracting international attention and the Bordeaux names of Castel and Barons de Rothschild have viticultural interests in Shandong. The Terroir of Shandong avoids the Harsh continental extremes of the Center of China and instead has a maritime Climate, with cooler summers and warmer winters. Shandong is affected by the East Asian Monsoon, a weather system that brings cool, moist air from the Pacific Ocean to the shores of the province, causing summer rain.

Great white wines of Shandong

See the top 100 best white wines of Shandong

Want to buy a white wine of Shandong cheap or sell a white wine of Shandong 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 white wine of Shandong

White wines from the region of Shandong go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of north welsch, peppers stuffed with tuna and parmesan or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Shandong

On the nose the white wine of the region of Shandong. often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Shandong

  • 2015With an average score of 3.20/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Shandong

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Marselan

Marselan noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small grapes. Marselan noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Great pink wines of Shandong

See the top 100 best pink wines of Shandong

Want to buy a pink wine of Shandong cheap or sell a pink wine of Shandong 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 pink wine of Shandong

Pink wines from the region of Shandong go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of tanjia, lamb keftas or turkey escalope with curry.

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Shandong

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Pinella

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News from the vineyard of Shandong

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin

Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogn ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

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