Red Wine Pour (photo by Abdalla Gamal, courtesy of morguefile.com)

Wealthy wine buyers from China have sent prices for some of the world’s most sought after wines soaring in recent years. As they’ve grown richer, Chinese shoppers have developed more worldly tastes, including a taste for the finest of Champagnes from France.

BBC News has reported that China will not be just a significant importer of wine for much longer, “…in terms of number of vineyards, it is already the world's fourth-largest player.”

The BBC article also says, “China is set to become the world's largest producer of bulk wine in 50 years time as well as a major force in fine wine, experts are forecasting.”

If you’d like to read the BBC News article cited above go to: Vintage future seen for Chinese wine