Founded in 2017, Xige Estate is the largest producer of Fine wines in the Ningxia Eastern Helan Mountains Wine Region in the Northwest of China. Its founder, Zhang Yanzhi, was trained as a winemaker in Bordeaux and holds a Diplôme National d'Oenologue (DNO). Xige Estate is located in the Dove Mountains in Qingtongxia, a sub region within Ningxia Eastern Helan Mountains which has developed viticulture the earliest in the Region. The unique soil conditions, abundant sunshine, large temperatures differences between day and night, low rainfall and high altitude are all favorable natural conditions for vine growing. Xige Estate currently owns 1,000 hectares of vines that are over 20 years old which is a rare and unique resource in China for making fine wines, and another 300 hectares newly planted since 2017 along the bank of the West Dove Lake. Xige Estate respects its original ecological environment following the concept of bio-dynamic and organic viticulture. The 25,000 m² winery includes the production workshops, the oak barrel cellar, the tasting and visitor center, the Jade Dove Vineyard Boutique Hotel and organic Restaurant. Xige Estate is the winery with the most advanced winemaking equipment in China: customized fermentation tanks equipped with the Vinwizard full-automatic temperature control technology from New Zealand ; production Workshops floors equipped with Germany-imported polyurethane material to improve cleanliness ; many different fermentation tanks sizes to allow production of single vineyards and varietals in small batches ; Oak Barrels Cellar equipped with world-class full-automatic temperature and humidity control system with 2000 oak barrels and over 20 oak casks of 5000 L imported from France. Xige Estate is the first and currently only Chinese winery who has been certified by the International “BRC Food Safety & Quality Management Systems Standard”. Each spark of thought and input regardless of cost aiming at realizing Xige Estate founder's dream : “Making a great wine that expresses Ningxia Terroir”. Official Website: https://www.xige-estate.com/xw