Grape Wall of China will soon begin including contributions from people involved in the Greater China wine scene as academics, winemakers, distributors, educators or consumers. To kick things off, I will post a profile each day. (For more China wine info, join the Grape Wall of China group on Facebook and/or sign up for my free e-newsletter by emailing beijingboyce@yahoo.com with “sign me up” in the subject line.)

Today’s profile: Huiqin Ma
Main focus: Wine agriculture, China’s wine market

“Huiqin Ma, associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Biotechnology at China Agricultural University, leads a grape and wine research group at the school. From 2000 to 2002, she was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Institute for Wine Biotechnology at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She is vice general seceretary of the Chinese Society for Viticulture (CSV) and has lectured at universities and organizations in Europe on the topic of the wine market and marketing in China.”

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