Wine FAQs

 1. Why is there a Chinese back label for imported wine? 

According to the provisions of China's "Food Safety Law", wine legally imported into the country must bear Chinese labels. There is no mandatory requirements by law as to whether to have a foreign language backing mark.

2. The barcode starting with "69" is domestic filling, right?

In fact, the prefix number of the barcode does not represent the country of origin, but the administratory country where the barcode. Therefore, the barcode cannot be used to determine the genuine origin of the A simple way is to buy from a reputable and reliable brand merchant.

3. How to determine if the wine's selling price is reasonable?

If you want to know the market information of a wine, you can search through international platforms such as Wine-Searcher. (* The price of Wine-Searcher platform is only a pre-tax reference price)

4. Is the shelf life of red wine all 10 years?

The current law stipulates that only alcoholic beverages (including wine) with an alcohol content of less than 10% must be marked with a shelf life. If the alcohol content is higher than 10%, it is entirely up to the manufacturer or importer to decide whether to label it.

For wine, the shelf life is actually the "drinking period". Each bottle of wine has a different drinking period, which is generally affected by factors such as quality, aging potential, and storage conditions.

5. I get a headache after drinking alcohol. Is it because I drank fake alcohol?

Headaches after drinking wine are most likely due to the "histamine" contained in wine. Histamine is a by-product of the wine fermentation process. For a very small number of sensitive people, it may cause headaches. It has nothing to do with fake wine.

6. There is "wine dregs" in the wine, is it fake wine, or is the wine spoiled?

The appearance of dregs in wine is a normal phenomenon, which is harmless to the human body and will not affect the quality of the wine, but it may affect the taste.

These wine residues can be divided into three main categories: tartaric acid crystals, tannins and pigmentation, as well as residues such as peel, fruit stems, yeast, etc., which are formed during wine fermentation or aging in the bottle. It is easy to appear in red wines of old vintages.

7. The higher the alcohol content, the better the wine quality?

The level of alcohol is not directly related to wine quality. In the same way, it is not advisable to judge its quality by the amount of wine legs or tears. Wine legs, or tears(挂杯), are those little droplets that fall down the sides of the wine glass after the wine is sipped or swirled. However, more “legs” or droplets can indicate either high alcohol content and/or high sugar content in wine.