Second shipment of French wine sent by rail to China

China is set to receive its second test rail shipment of French wine this month as European logistics companies work to ensure they can deliver the product unaffected by varied conditions such trains encounter along the 11,400-kilometer journey.

The second shipment left the transportation hub of Duisburg, Germany, on Friday and is expected to arrive in Shanghai about Aug 21.

The outcome of the test could lead to a faster way to give France, the world's second-biggest wine producer, greater access to potentially the biggest market in the world.