A celebration of 20 years and record results for Chinese wine producers, on 6th September more than 100 attendees gathered in Changsha, Hunan for a first-ever Decanter World Wine Awards award ceremony and medal-winning wine showcase in China.
In collaboration with Wine China, honourees from 44 wineries and 10 wine-producing areas in China were awarded a DWWA certificate to mark their top results from the competition, with Acting Regional Chair for Asia Peter Csizmadia-Honigh in attendance to congratulate winners.
As part of the ceremony, almost 50 producers were awarded their DWWA certificates on stage.
Preceding the awards ceremony, the event opened with a forum to discuss the growth of DWWA, current Chinese wine industry and global trends.
Moderated by Ma Huiqin, a professor at China Agricultural University in Beijing, presentations were shared by Sun Zhijun, the editor-in-chief of winechina.com, DWWA judge Peter Csizmadia-Honigh and Ma Peixuan, head of the China Fine Wine Challenge (CFWC).
Event organiser and editor-in-chief of winechina.com, Sun Zhijun discusses the international status of Decanter magazine, the influence of DWWA and Decanter’s Fine Wine Encounters.
Commenting on global wine trends in relation to DWWA, Csizmadia-Honigh noted, ‘The past 15 years have seen a rapid rise in local grape varieties. The quest for product authenticity not only turns attention to lesser-known varieties, but also leads us to the discovery of small wine-producing regions or emerging winemaking countries that have entered the commercial stage.
