Growing wine market looks for people with taste

LANZHOU - With the rapid expansion of China's wine market in recent years, professional wine tasters are in great demand.

Steven Hughes, who has managed wineries in France for 15 years, is impressed that wine has enjoyed strong sales in China. He says that China has brought in midrange and high-end wine from all over the world and people's acceptance of wine has gone far beyond his expectations.

China imported up to 746 million liters of the libation in 2017, with year-on-year growth of 17 percent, making China the fastest growing and fifth largest market worldwide, according to Xi Kang, co-sponsor and joint vice-chairman of the China Wine Associations Alliance.