China is now the world’s largest market for red wine, having more than doubled consumption in the last few years, while consumption has dropped significantly in France during the same period. To meet the local demand, wine areas have been developed in the arid north of China. Join Janis Miglavs for a photographer’s journey through parts of China’s new wineries, and get a behind-the-scenes peek at the booming industry. Refreshments served
Since his high school teaching days, Janis Miglavs has worked as a professional writer and photographer with both commercial and editorial clients like National Geographic, Nikon, and many travel magazines. For the past 15 years he has specialized in writing about and photographing wine country around the world for all of the major wine publications, including Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast and working with winery clients across the globe. His award winning books include PNW Ultimate Winery Guide and Oregon: The Taste of Wine, which won a Gold Medal for the “Best Regional Book”, and Wine Spectator magazine called it “one of top reads for wine lovers.” He recently completed his latest book, China: The New Wine Frontier, published in both Chinese and English. In May, he received the “Best in the World” award for the book in a special ceremony held in Beijing. A limited number of this collector’s book will be available at the presentation.
Presented by the UO Confucius Institute for Global China Studies and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art; and cosponsored by the Oregon Humanities Center, Food Studies Program, Humanities Program and the CAPS National Resource Center.
