In 1997, Mr. Chen Jinqiang, a Hong Kong entrepreneur, founded Yiyuan Winery, whose full name is "Shanxi Yiyuan Winery Co., Ltd.", which is located in the green ecological agriculture demonstration park in Taigu County, Shanxi Province. The winery was designed in such a way that vineyards surrounded the main building of the winery. There are more than 1, acres of vineyards, and the production capacity is nearly 3, tons of wine. In recent years, the output is about 1.5 million to 2 million bottles. Chinese name: Yiyuan Winery Foreign name: Grace VineYard Location: Taigu County, Shanxi Province Climate type: Warm temperate continental climate Covering an area of more than 1, mu Opening hours: 11: -16: Attractions level: AAAAA Nearby attractions: Pingyao Ancient City, Wubian Temple, Introduction of Caojia Courtyard Winery, climate and environment, introduction of people, social evaluation, English introduction, corporate events, mission and purpose, wine products and winery introduction With the professional assistance of Denis Boubals, a famous Bordeaux wine scholar, Mr. Chen Jinqiang founded Yiyuan Winery in 1997. From winery site selection, grape variety selection, grape planting to wine brewing, it is carried out in strict accordance with the law of wine production. Yiyuan Winery is located in Rencun Township, Taigu County, 4 kilometers south of Taiyuan City, the capital of Shanxi Province. It has unique terroir conditions and provides a unique environment for the cultivation and growth of wine grapes. There are more than 1, acres of vineyards, and many high-quality wine grapes such as Chardonnay, Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and so on are planted. Only the traditional Bordeaux grape varieties are used here to brew, and the yield is strictly controlled. After aging in French oak barrels, it is put on the market after the final bottle brewing process. Yiyuan Winery has won wide acclaim from the international wine industry, including famous wine critics such as Jancis Robinson and James Halliday, as well as professional magazines such as Wine Observer. Under the management of a new generation of helmsman, Ms. Chen Fang, Yiyuan Winery has become the most recognized wine winery in China. On June 27, 218, Yiyuan Wine Holdings Co., Ltd. was officially listed on the Growth Enterprise Market in Hong Kong. Climate Environment Yiyuan Winery is located on a loess high slope in Taigu County, northeast of Shanxi Jinzhong Basin. It has a typical continental climate, with hot Leng Xia in winter, concentrated precipitation, four distinct seasons, drought, little rain, strong sunshine and large temperature difference between day and night, which is very suitable for wine grape cultivation. The record of large-scale grape cultivation in Jinzhong area can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty in the seventh century. Altitude: 87-95m. Temperature: the annual average temperature is 9.8°C, which can reach 4°C during the day in summer, and it drops below 2°C at night. The annual average rainfall is about 456 mm. Humidity: arid climate, so few people introduce the owner of Yiyuan Winery, Mr. Chen Jinqiang, whose ancestral home is Longyan, Fujian, was born in Medan, Indonesia in 1951 and returned to China in 1965. Later, I joined the team in Inner Mongolia, worked as a worker in Hohhot Iron and Steel Plant, and later studied at Taiyuan Institute of Technology. In 1975, Mr. Chen Jinqiang settled in Hong Kong and is now the chairman of Hong Kong Weihua Group Investment Co., Ltd. In 1997, with the professional assistance of Denis Boubals, a famous Bordeaux wine scholar, Mr. Chen founded Yiyuan Winery and personally served as the owner, fulfilling Mr. Chen's good wish of "repaying this place that once cultivated me with a green and environmentally friendly career". In addition, Mr. Chen Jinqiang also enthusiastically participated in social public welfare undertakings and actively funded cultural, educational and other public welfare undertakings throughout the motherland. Ms. Chen Fang, Chairman of the Board of Directors, graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in psychology, women's studies and organizational studies. In 22, Chen Fang joined Yiyuan Winery and was responsible for managing the production and operation of Yiyuan Winery and formulating the overall development strategy of Yiyuan Winery. The wine produced by Ms. Chen Fang sells well at home and abroad, and has won good market favor in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Britain, Belgium, Switzerland and the United States. Mr. Kent Mochison, the chief winemaker, is the new chief winemaker of Yiyuan Winery. He was born in South Australia and completed the four-year grape cultivation research course at Charles Sturt University. His intention is to maintain and upgrade the elegant style that Yiyuan Winery has always established, so as to produce high-level wines. As a professional winemaker and grape cultivation expert, Kent has 25 years of rich experience in Australian wine industry. In Yiyuan Winery, Kent started an inter-departmental grape cultivation and winemaking team. He asked the grape cultivation team to understand every relationship between the quality of grapes and the finished wine, and let the wine-making team understand the characteristics of each grape variety before deciding how to reflect this characteristic on the wine. Kent's Portree Vineyard in Australia won the honor of the best vineyard in Victoria in 22, and won many awards in the following years. Mr. Liu Zhixin, the chief consultant, is a food columnist and journalist in Hong Kong who has been involved in media work for more than 2 years. Since 199, he has been invited to visit various domestic wine regions, and has tried more than 1 thousand kinds of wine every year, covering the whole world. In 1998, he founded Wine Classic Monthly to introduce wine and contemporary food culture to China people. Since 1997, he has been the judge of many international wine shows, including several Italian wine shows and Royal Melbourne Wine Show in Australia. He is currently the wine consultant of Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong, the editor-in-chief of the Chinese website of British Bailey Wine Shop, and the chief consultant of Shanxi Yiyuan Winery. Social Evaluation Today's Yiyuan Winery has won wide acclaim from the international wine industry, including famous wine critics Jancis Robinson, James Halliday and other international authorities, as well as professional magazines such as Wine Observer. Under the management of Ms. Chen Fang, Yiyuan Winery has become the most recognized winery in China. English introduction Grace Vineyard was founded in 1997 by Mr. Chan with the assistance of famous Bordeaux Oeno Logistdenis boubals. Located on the Taigu Plateau, 4km south of Taiyuan (the capital city of Shanxi Province), Grace Vineyard offers a perfect setting for producing premium - quality wines. With 6 hectares of plantings and a production of less than 4, bottles per year, Grace Vineyard has become the equivalent of a boutique winery from Europe in China. Low yield wines made solely from typical Bordeaux varieties, aged in American and French oak and released only after final bottle fining. Today the winery has received the international acknowledgement from very important international media, including renowned wine writers like Jancis Robinson or James Halliday and specialized wine publications such as Wine Spectator. Managed by Judy Leiss Ner (Mr. Chan's daughter), Today Grace Vineyard is considered as the fine Chinese wine producer. Corporate event In 1997, Yiyuan Winery was founded by the owner Mr. Chen Jinqiang (China) and Mr. Zhan Wei (France). With the professional assistance of Professor Denis Boubals (France), a world-famous grape scholar, we finally found a sunny slope in Taigu County, Jinzhong District, Shanxi Province, and Yiyuan Winery laid the foundation in this sandy loam environment which is very suitable for grape growth. Yiyuan Winery 3 Yiyuan followed the French brewing tradition in 21. Since 1997, the seedlings have been planted, and after three years of seedling protection and seedling raising, the wine was harvested in 21. With Mr. Janwell, one of the founders, personally working in the fields and supervising the production, part of grape juice was extracted by traditional Bordeaux brewing technology in France to brew pink wine, so that grape juice could fully absorb better natural pigments. The first year's wine of Yiyuan Garden was well received by people in the industry. In 22, Yiyuan Garden Series-Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Red-won the honorary prize of Brussels International Competition. The event was hosted by Brussels International Wine Tasting Club, Belgium. The organization attracted the world's most famous wine tasters for its impartiality, objectivity and transparency, and was also highly valued by the International Grape and Wine Organization (OIV). The experts of the jury commented on Yiyuan Cabernet Sauvignon Dry Red 21 as a rare wine with round, mellow and full of vitality, mature, balanced tannins and a long aftertaste. In 23, the owner's collection of Yiyuan Garden was published. Since 21, Yiyuan Winery has selected the finest Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the vineyards every year, picked them manually by traditional techniques, and aged them in brand-new French oak barrels for 18 months after fermentation. The wines full of Yiyuan people's pursuit for quality are grandly presented. In March, Yiyuan series-Merlot Dry Red won the silver prize in the Vinalies d'Argent International Competition in Paris; In the same year, the Yiyuan series-Chardonnay Dry White won the silver prize in the French Medaille d'Argent Competition. Chen Zhuang named his grandchild's name (Tasya) as a collection of Yiyuan wines. In order to make friends who love Yiyuan wine feel and compare the characteristics of different grape varieties, since 21, Yiyuan people have selected a small number of high-quality grapes of a single variety every year, fermented under traditional techniques, and then put the wine in oak barrels in a cellar with balanced temperature and humidity for 12 months in Fang Chen. In 26, Yiyuan Winery won the title of AAA-level enterprise with quality and credibility in Shanxi Province. The content of Shanxi enterprise quality credit rating mainly includes the product quality of the evaluated enterprise in the past two years; Enterprise quality standardization, measurement management and system construction; Consumer feedback and compliance with laws and regulations. Yiyuan Winery won the unanimous approval of the evaluation committee with the concept of "keeping improving and making wine with virtue". Yiyuan dry white wine, dry red wine and peach red wine all won the titles of "Shanxi iconic brand products" and "Shanxi famous trademarks". Under the guidance of Shanxi famous brand strategy leading group, the leading products in various product categories are evaluated as "Shanxi symbolic famous brand products". "Famous trademarks in Shanxi Province" should meet the commodity quality and meet the corresponding quality standards, with low consumer complaint rate and perfect after-sales service system. In 27 and 24, Yiyuan Cabernet Sauvignon won the honorary award of "Wine Taster" in 27. Decanter "Wine Taster" is a world-class wine tasting organization. Every year, world-class wine experts identify the quality of the wines, and almost all the wines that win prizes will be worth more. August 28: "Yiyuan Deep Blue 25" won the bronze prize in the 28 British "Wine Taster" World Wine Competition. "Yiyuan Treasures Cabernet Sauvignon 25" and "Yiyuan Treasures Chardonnay 25" won the honorary prize of the 28 British "Wine Taster" World Wine Competition. September: Two family wineries that love wine: China Yiyuan Winery and Spanish Dorothy Winery cooperate hand in hand, and Dorothy winemaker and Yiyuan team cooperate with each other to brew a brand-new wine. This wine is called "Concerto", which is a fresh and pleasant white wine. November: The successful experience of Yiyuan Winery was selected as the case study of MBA course in 28 by Harvard Business School. With the excellent quality and strength of wine, the popularity of Yiyuan brand has attracted the attention of this famous university. December: Yiyuan "Deep Blue" wine became the first and only domestic wine in Cathay Pacific in the past 6 years, promoting Deep Blue, a high-quality China wine with loess and high slope flavor, for domestic and foreign guests traveling across five continents. July 29: As Decanter, the most influential wine magazine in the world, it named 5 most influential people and 6 concerned people in the wine industry, and Chairman Chen Fang became one of the 6 concerned people. October 21: In the "21 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Wine Tasting Competition" held in Hong Kong, "Yiyuan Deep Blue 28" won the silver award and "Best Wine Award in China", and Yiyuan Treasured Chardonnay 28, Yiyuan Treasured Cabernet Sauvignon 28, Yiyuan Sonata 28 and Yiyuan Concerto 29 won the bronze award. November: Chen Fang, the chairman of Yiyuan Winery, won the "Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award 21 China Hong Kong/Macau Regional Award and Emerging Entrepreneur Award", which is known as the "Business Oscar Award". May, 211: Yiyuan, the first high-class wine restaurant in Yiyuan Winery, settled in Fuzhou, which is another attempt after the sales model of specialty stores and salons. July: In addition to the owner's collection, the whole series of wines of Yiyuan Winery were uniformly replaced with new wine labels. August: The re-installation and expansion project of Yiyuan Winery, which lasted for more than one year, was basically completed. The newly renovated Yiyuan Winery was once again opened to welcome guests, providing a beautiful and comfortable tour of the winery for wine lovers. At the same time, the increase of brewing equipment and the expansion of wine cellar area have laid a better foundation for brewing good wine. September: Chen Fang, chairman of Yiyuan Winery, was awarded the "Golden Bottle Award" by Wine magazine-211.