Stéphane Derenoncourt, the French consultant oenologist and rival to Michel Rolland, was recently drafted in by the ex-chairman of the vast CITIC group to develop vineyards in Manasi county west of Urumqi, according to Financial Times.
A Chinese wine company based in Shenzhen called Wine World has announced that it has hired renowned Bordeaux oenologist Michel Rolland as its chief wine consultant.