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Great Wines of the World Heads to Beijing 

世界美酒巡礼即将登陆北京

连续三年在香港成功举办，每年的门票都售罄的美酒盛典“世界美酒巡礼GREAT WINES OF THE WORLD”让你一览世界顶级美酒产区风采。今年，世界500强旗下首席进口酒整合平台中粮名庄荟联手酒会“造梦人”James Suckling在北京首次举办这场世界最顶级美酒盛宴。JS世界美酒巡礼GWW现场有超过160款世界级卓越美酒参与展示和品鉴，这是真正的超精品酒庄们的盛会。参加这场活动的酒庄首先需要达到至少90分（含）以上的高分，James再从这个范围中逐个挑选能来参加盛会的酒庄，我们期待您的莅临。

Following the sell-out success of GREAT WINES OF THE WORLD in Hong Kong for the last three years, the event will come to Beijing for the very first time. And, for the first time ever, the event will be hosted in partnership with COFCO W&W, China’s state-owned company and the leading wine merchant in the country. The Grand Tasting will showcase more than 160 outstanding wines from the world’s leading vineyards and boutique wineries. All wines have been hand-picked by James Suckling and have achieved scores of 90 points and above.

Producer Spotlight: Ao Yun |名庄聚光灯:敖云

Shangri-La，是1933年英国作家James Hilton的小说Lost Horizon《消失的地平线》中虚构的喜马拉雅山山谷的名字，那是一处乌托邦式的洞天福地，终年春光明媚，和平宁静，富足美好，是人间理想的乐园，堪称世外桃园。

高海拔的葡萄园，怡人的气候和足够的日照令酩悦·轩尼诗更有信心去发展敖云酒庄。云南的优势在于雨季比山东半岛要来得短，冬天的气候又比宁夏要来的温和(免除了冬天要翻土来保护葡萄藤)，葡萄的生长环境相对上较理想。

敖云2013是James品饮过最美好的中国葡萄酒之一。以赤霞珠跟品丽珠混酿而成，这款酒有能够媲美世界级红葡萄酒的骨干，现在就非常适合喝，当然再过三到四年等单宁融合一下会更好。

敖云将会参加由JamesSuckling.com举办的世界美酒巡礼(北京站)，届时酒庄将提供2014年以供品饮。詹姆斯将于本月为敖云2014评分。

Shangri-La, as mentioned by James Hilton in his novel Lost Horizon, is a mystical and harmonious place. The high-altitude vineyards of Ao Yun — some of the highest in the world — attracted Moët Hennessy because of its relatively mild climate and intense sunlight. The rainy season is much less intense than other wine areas in China like the Shandong Peninsula. Winters are not as extreme as the Ningxia area, where vines must be buried under the earth to survive the severe cold. 

The 2013 Ao Yun Shangri-La is the best Chinese wine I have ever tasted. The blended red, which is cabernet sauvignon with a touch of cabernet franc, has the structure and backbone comparable to top reds from around the world. It’s wonderful to drink now but will be even better in three to four years when the firm tannins soften.  Ao Yun 2014 will be featured at the upcoming Great Wines of the World Beijing.