Wine region · China
Xinjiang
Places to visit
Winery · Turpan Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves Winery · Bohu Bosten Lake Wine Cruise Wine bar · Turpan Citic Niya Turpan Vineyard Wine bar · Yanqi Citic Niya Yanqi Estate Winery · Korla Iron Gate Pass Archaeological site · Turpan Jiaohe Ancient City Ruins Winery · Tekes Kalajun Grasslands Winery · Kashgar Kashgar Old City Museum · Korla Loulan Museum
9 more places in Xinjiang
- Loulan WineryWine bar · Turpan
- Silk Road Winery TurpanWine bar · Turpan
- Silk Road Winery Yili EstateWine bar · Yining
- Suntime Winery YiliWine bar · Yining
- Tekes Bagua City WineryWine bar · Tekes
- Tiansai VineyardsWine bar · Yanqi
- Turpan Grape ValleyWinery · Turpan
- Yili River Valley VineyardsWinery · Yining
- Zhaosu Lavender FieldsWinery · Zhaosu
Wine trails
6 stops · 2 days 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 · 1 week 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 · 4 days 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.