VIP guests attend the opening of the Copower Jade winery, on the outskirts of Yinchuan, in Ningxia, including Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming (left). Pictures: Matilde Gattoni
VIP guests attend the opening of the Copower Jade winery, on the outskirts of Yinchuan, in Ningxia, including Hong Kong film producer, playwright, director and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming (left). Pictures: Matilde Gattoni

The women leading China’s winemaking revolution, attracting attention of LVMH and Pernod Ricard

  • Winemakers in northwestern China are tapping their maternal instincts to nurture the region’s infant wine industry
  • Production costs mean some Ningxia bottles sell for thousands of yuan – more than their counterparts in Europe