New Members brianb Posted July 10, 2011 at 08:50 PM New Members Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 at 08:50 PM Hello all, my name is Brian and I'm going to be going to China soon as a translator for a wine company. Before I go I need to learn wine terminology in Chinese and I've been having a hard time finding stuff on my own. Does anyone know of a good resource or have a good wordlist /anki file I could use? I appreciate the help. I will keep looking as well and post any findings I have here. -百瑞安 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted July 12, 2011 at 07:49 PM Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 at 07:49 PM I don't know, but I am curious about your job. Are you working for a western company trying to break into the Chinese market? Or something else? I'm curious because China is not really a wine drinking country. ["wine" as in fermented grape-based wine.] I've heard some bottles are sold, but often more as a foreign status symbol thing. So it seems you'd first need to generate demand for it first, rather then trying to say why your company's wine is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realmayo Posted July 12, 2011 at 08:28 PM Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 at 08:28 PM For a start, China is one of the world's biggest wine producers -- I think it makes almost as much as Germany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted July 12, 2011 at 08:32 PM Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 at 08:32 PM Grapewallofchina.com might have something useful. Not sure what size market there is, but every supermarket and convenience store seems to stock the stuff now, and presumably it's selling or it wouldn't get shelf space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members brianb Posted July 12, 2011 at 09:53 PM Author New Members Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 at 09:53 PM It's actually becoming the world's largest importer of wine. The market is growing massively right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted July 13, 2011 at 12:19 AM Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 at 12:19 AM Last year I visited a fine modern winery in Shandong, close to Yantai, pretty sure it was part of the Changyu group. They called the area "The Napa Valley of China" and it was dotted with other wineries as well. Cannot help the OP on terminology beyond red and white, which he surely already knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted July 13, 2011 at 01:51 AM Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 at 01:51 AM That's all good news. Last time I was in China (5 year ago), the wine I was forced to drink was horrible -- and I'm quite far from a wine snob. I'm glad it's improving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest realmayo Posted July 13, 2011 at 04:19 AM Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 at 04:19 AM Also: here are some serious articles about wine, translated into Chinese, which may be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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