Beneficial Trial to Promote Viticulture Management

Unique climate,soil and irrigation conditions accomplish the“gold belt”of grape growing in Eastern Helan Piedmont. Sitting on this piece of blessed land of Eastern Helan Piedmont,Ningxia is being known by more and more people.In 2003，Eastern Helan Piedmont won the protected area certification for“Wine of National Geographical Indication Product”，and then during 10 years,wine enterprises at home and aboard successively constructed bases here,such as Changyu,Great Wall,Hennessy,and Pernod Ricard,etc.，chateaus e merged in the vineyards,where each winemaker believes China's best wine could be produced in Eastern Helan Piedmont.In 2012，the Overall Planning for Grape Industry and Cultural Corridor Development in Eastern Helan Piedmont was released；Ningxia has become China's first provincial observers in International Organization of Vine and Wine（OIV）.In 2013，the Conservation Ordinance for Wine Producing Area in Ningxia Eastern Helan Piedmont was officially launched its implementation；International Association of Ningxia Eastern Helan Piedmont Grape and Wine was established,and would carry out column level management of chateaus in producing area；Eastern Helan Piedmont won the“Rising Star Award for Global High Quality Grape Producing Area of Hurun Report”；Ningxia wine is concerned by the New York Times……“Eastern Helan Piedmont”is now heading for the best wine producing area in China step by step.

Good wine is planted,which has been a consensus in the industry,and is now recognized and accepted by more and more consumers. Today,Grower Handbook for the Production of Premium Wine Grapes in Eastern Helan Piedmont compiled by Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation will be published,the Handbook summarizes and refines grape planting management in Eastern Helan Piedmont targeted and practically,being the beneficial trial to promote grape planting management.We have reasons to believe that the Handbook will have a positive impact on the promotion of grape planting management level in Eastern Helan Piedmont.

Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation has made positive efforts for the development of grape industry development in Eastern Helan Piedmont. Since the 1980's,Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation took the lead in developing large-scale grape planting,built the first winery in Ningxia；in recent years,Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation proposes to build 300，000 mu of high-quality grape base,and builds the Yuquan grape town,walking in the forefront of the development of grape industry. So to speak,Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation contributed“Eastern Helan Piedmont”.Hope Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation to continue to devote to building“Eastern Helan Piedmont”，the China's best wine producing area.

Hope more achievements like the Handbook can be used for vineyard management,more enterprises and individuals like Ningxia Agricultural Reclamation throw themselves to the development of grape industry in Eastern Helan Piedmont,look forward to achieving the“Purple Dream”of the best wine in China from Eastern Helan Piedmont.

Hao Linhai

Former Vice-Governor of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

Special Advisor of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Government

President of International Association of Ningxia Eastern Helan Piedmont

Grape and Wine