The Wine Profile

1 Which Ningxia wine producer is internationally recognised as one of the region's flagships?

A Chateau Musar Bekaa B Chateau Lafite Rothschild C Chateau Helan Qingxue D Penfolds Magill Estate

2 Which is one of Ningxia's most recognised family-owned boutique producers, founded by the Gao family?

A Bodega Catena Zapata B Silver Heights C Chateau Musar D Chateau Montrose

3 How has Ningxia's regional government approached the wine industry since the early 2010s?

A Actively opposed foreign investors and closed the border B Stayed neutral and taken no public position at all C Banned new grape planting on environmental grounds D Actively promoted wine as a strategic local industry

4 From roughly which decade does Ningxia's modern commercial quality-wine industry at scale date?

A The 1950s under early People's Republic industrial policy B The 1990s onward with commercial planting at scale C The 1890s and early 1900s when Bordeaux was exporting D The 1970s during China's opening under Mao Zedong

5 Which cultural minority gives Ningxia its official status as an autonomous region of China?

A Hui Muslims as a population group and heritage B Tibetans from the Central Asian plateau's edge zone C Uyghurs from Xinjiang's western desert areas northwest D Mongols from the northern grassland border areas

6 How is Ningxia's wine tourism typically organised for visitors from Yinchuan?

A As aerial safaris over desert areas north of the region B As a riverboat route down the Yellow River to the sea C As a single massive visitor centre in the middle of town D As a corridor of chateau estates along the Helan foothills