The Winery Kanaan of Ningxia

Winery Kanaan - Black Beauty
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Ningxia.
It is located in Ningxia

The Winery Kanaan is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Ningxia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Kanaan wines

Looking for the best Winery Kanaan wines in Ningxia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Kanaan wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Kanaan wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Kanaan

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kanaan

How Winery Kanaan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tail with white butter, berber giblet frying pan or duck fillets with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kanaan

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kanaan. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kanaan

  • 2013With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.55/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.35/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Kanaan.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

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.

The top white wines of Winery Kanaan

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kanaan

How Winery Kanaan wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew, mackerel fillets (quick bake) or mullet with onions and white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kanaan

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kanaan. often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kanaan

  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 2.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Kanaan.

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Kanaan

Planning a wine route in the of Ningxia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Kanaan.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). 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. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Kanaan and wines from the region

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DWWA 2022: Sneak preview of styles to look out for

With more than 18,200 wines tasted by our expert judging panels and entrants spanning 56 countries, the Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA) 2022 edition promises to deliver an eclectic mix of brilliant bottles to seek out – across a broad range of prices.  Official results for DWWA 2022, including the winners of coveted Platinum and Best in Show medals, won’t be published until 7th of June. However, here are just a few of the styles to watch out for, based on a selection of personal highligh ...

Australian wine exports fall as China tariffs bite  

Australian wine exports dropped by 19% to A$2.08bn in the year to 30 June, said trade body Wine Australia this week. While exports to some countries rose, notably the US, the group’s report for the 2021-22 financial year offered fresh insight into a slide in shipments to China. Mainland China imposed varying import tariffs ranging from 116% to more than 200% on Australian bottled wines from late 2020 onwards. Exports to China, including Hong Kong and Macau, dropped by 74% in the 12 months to 30 ...

The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)

Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.

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