Sleeping wine giant awakens.

While Australian winemakers are providing highly-paid consulting services in China, they are worried at the same time about the competitor they are assisting.

Practical semesters in Australia are extremely popular among young winemaker trainees in China, and experts from Australia are in great demand as consultants in China. There is no doubting the Chinese ambition to establish their own wine industry. According to inoffical statistics, production of wine grapes has increased from 1.000 tons per annum to just on 20.000 tons per annum over the past decade.

Gradually, Australians have begun discussing the potential dangers of Chzina as a mighty competitor. Australia could not compete with the low production costs prevailing in China, and as a bulk wine producer China could take over important markets in Europe.

According to Australian experts, winemakers in China have by now implemented modern wine production methods. Particularly the western province of Xinjiang is capable of providing huge land areas as well as abundant cheap labour for the production of wine.

Source: Australian News and http://www.wein-plus.com