Posted: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:00 am | Updated: 5:55 am, Fri Feb 17, 2012.

State winemakers work to crack Chinese market Associated Press | 0 comments

California winemakers think the days of rice wine in China are waning as vintners find success marketing high-end cabernets to a new generation of upscale consumers.

Wine exports crushed international sales records in 2011, due in large part to growing demand for California wines in China and Hong Kong.

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Posted in News on Friday, February 17, 2012 12:00 am. Updated: 5:55 am. | Tags: Wine, California Wine, Frank Gayaldo, Napa Valley Vintners, Wine Institute, Lodi Chamber Of Commerce, Terry Hall, Don Weaver, Wine Institute In San Francisco, Linsey Gallagher, Chinese Wine Market