2016 Vineyard Report (21) Flash Floods Hit Ningxia Vineyards
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2016-08-22 16:24 Source£º
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Li Lingfeng Translator:
In this year,there are many abnormal climate changes.The Hexi Corridor wine region in Gansu hit by late frost,the cold damage in May.In July,Beijing,Qinhuangdao region hit by heavy rain and hail.And now,vineyards in Ningxia damaged by flash floods.
After one night of heavy rain on August 22nd,vineyards near Helan Moutain was seriously damanged.Vines lie down in the vineyards with buches of grapes.
At present,grapes in Ningxia eastern foot of helan moutain region have almost finished veraison,white grapes are to be harvested in early September,red grapes soon will enter the key ripe period.Because of the floods,some wineries will lost their crops.It is said that this is one of the biggest flood in Ningxia since 1997.
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