Xinjiang

🇨🇳 China

18 venues 3 trails 4 subregions

Subregions

Trails

Turpan Wine Route

Turpan is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth, yet wine has been made here for 2,000 years. The secret? Karez - ancient underground irrigation channels that bring mountain snowmelt to the desert. Vines are buried in winter to survive, creating a unique viticultural calendar.

6 stops

Yili Valley Wine Route

The Yili (Ili) Valley straddles the China-Kazakhstan border and shares the same wild grape ancestry. Chinese wineries here are producing increasingly sophisticated wines in a continental climate similar to Bordeaux. This is China's emerging premium region.

6 stops

Yanqi Wine Route

Yanqi Basin, near the ancient Silk Road oasis of Korla, produces some of Xinjiang's most structured wines. The continental climate - extreme heat in summer, extreme cold in winter - creates concentrated flavors. Wineries here are investing heavily in quality.

6 stops

Xinjiang

Subregions

Trails

Turpan Wine Route

Yili Valley Wine Route

Yanqi Wine Route

Venues (18)

Yili River Valley Vineyards

Jiaohe Ancient City Ruins

Citic Niya Turpan Vineyard

Tekes Bagua City Winery

Loulan Museum

Kashgar Old City

Turpan Grape Valley

Loulan Winery

Silk Road Winery Turpan

Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves

Suntime Winery Yili

Zhaosu Lavender Fields

Kalajun Grasslands

Silk Road Winery Yili Estate

Tiansai Vineyards

Bosten Lake Wine Cruise

Citic Niya Yanqi Estate

Iron Gate Pass