Check out these Part I and Part II posts on wine in China from the China Law Blog.  Given that we live and work in the middle of California wine country, the following are some of the questions raised by this post that relate to our trip:

1.  Why, and you will see this when we are in China, do you see so much French and Australian (grape) wine in places like Carre Fours, local wine shops and restaurants in China, and such a small California wine presence (including by the Napa wineries)?

2.  What opportunities are presented by the Chinese market for California wineries, and what might they do to better meet the needs of that market in the future?

3.  If wineries in China are starting to take off per the articles in the ChinaLawBlog post, is there an uptapped market in the US for Chinese wine (e.g., isn’t there a business opportunity for someone who can sell Chinese wine to Chinese restaurants in the US)?