The second Terroir Renaissance International Wine Symposium, China’s most influential event about wine terroir, will take place on 8 - 10 December 2017 in Shanghai, China. It will focus on the theme: “The relationship between terroir and man”, aiming to enhance the understanding of the concept and practices of terroir internationally.
"Terroir is the dream of mankind for thousands of years." Said by Mr. Aubert de Villaine, Honorary President of the Association des Climats du Vignoble de Bourgogne, co-owner of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, in his keynote speech in the first "Terroir Renaissance International Wine Culture Symposium" in 2015. His words touched countless Chinese wine lovers. Terroir, is the set of factors of natural environment and human including land, mountains, climate, human's customs and habits. Wine is representative product of terroir. And terroir is the foundation of all great wines. To understand and to share the great culture of wine, it's crucial to learn the concept and practice of terroir.
2017 symposium is divided into 4 main parts: a 9-hour International Terroir Seminar, 12 masterclasses, a grand fine wine tasting with more than 80 celebrated wineries and a prestige dinner to be attended by wine critics, owners of top wineries, celebrities and key opinion leaders of wine industry in China.
For wine lovers, the entire three-day events will be an unprecedented opportunity to learn the concept of terroir, to discover the secrets behind the greatest wines of the world. For professionals, the symposium will be unique chance to meet legendary wine growers and influential wine experts who will share decades of rich experience as well as understand how terroir reveals