Wynn Signature Chinese Wine Awards Winning Winery: The Brand and History of Longting Vineyard
Longting Vineyard's name is grounded in a deep understanding of Chinese civilization, and embodies the essence of the vineyard's culture – "Long (龍)," meaning dragon, the supreme totem of the Chinese nation, and "Ting (亭) ," meaning pavilion, a resting place in an oriental garden. Having traveled the world, the dragon returns heroically, inviting you to enjoy its beautiful place in peace and contentment.
Bounded by green water and blue waves to the east, and the sea and sky to the north, the winery takes inspiration from a French manor. Altogether, it comprises 68 hectares, including 34 hectares of vineyards nurturing Cabernet Franc, Marselan, Petit Manseng and Chardonnay, with an annual output of 50,000 bottles of wine.
Location & Environment
The vineyard is located in Penglai, Yantai, China's renowned "fairyland on earth," on the north coast of the Shandong Peninsula, one of the world's seven major grape coasts. As a warm temperate, continental monsoon climate zone that is greatly affected by the ocean, the area has no severe cold in winter and no scorching heat in summer, with sufficient sunshine, energy, and moderate rainfall to ensure the "3S" conditions for growing high-quality wine grapes – sunshine, sand and sea. Penglai's natural conditions help the grapes' aroma fully accumulate, making the wine more mellow and natural. It is also one of China's few wine regions with no need to bury soil in winter.
Core Concepts
Longting Vineyard crafts ecological wines with coastal terroir characteristics, based upon four core concepts – a reverence for nature, prime quality, a happy life, and the pursuit of goodness – and the principle of harmony between heaven, earth and man. Since its establishment, the winery has retained a large amount of original forest land, continuously practicing natural farming to maintain the natural grass and reduce carbon emissions.
Experts of the Vineyard
Owner
Sonia Song
Member, Mulan Club of Chinese Entrepreneurs
Recipient, Hurun China Wine Promotion Contribution Award
Sonia founded Longting Vineyard in 2009, participating personally in the selection of its grape varieties, the design of its wine style, and even its architectural details. Guided by her aspiration to "build a great national brand and let the world understand the exceptional terroir of China," she has driven Longting's rapid development as a boutique winery with wide recognition within the industry.
Chief Winemaker
Layu Liu
One of the pioneering figures behind the establishment of viticulture in China's southwestern high-altitude regions, Layu is a Council Member of the Grape Science Branch of the Chinese Society for Horticultural Science and the Chinese Society of Agronomy, and an Expert Committee Member for the Wine Division of the China National Food Industry Association.
Since 2011, she has served as Chief Winemaker at Longting Vineyard, leading the estate's transition to biodynamic viticulture and winemaking while championing the broader adoption of biodynamic practices throughout China's wine industry.
