Moet bets on bubbly in China with sparkling winery

By Helene Franchineau

Published October 1, 2014 7:35am ET

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Moet bets on bubbly in China with sparkling winery — In this August 28, 2014 photo, a worker harvests grapes at the Moet Hennessyâs Chandon winery plantation in Yongning County in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Franceâs Moet Hennessy is betting on Chinaâs taste for bubbly with the launch of sales this month by the first foreign-owned Chinese winery devoted to sparkling wine. Chinaâs appetite for Western-style wines has boomed in the past two decades, though the favorite still is red, a color associated with health and good luck. (AP Photo/Helene Franchineau) | Helene Franchineau

YONGNING COUNTY, China (AP) — France’s Moet Hennessy is betting on China’s taste for bubbly with the launch of sales this month by the first foreign-owned Chinese winery devoted to sparkling wine.

China’s appetite for Western-style wines has boomed in the past two decades, though the favorite still is red, a color associated with health and good luck.

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