China emerged on to the global wine scene with unprecedented speed in recent years, both in terms of production and consumption. Currently, it vies with several countries for sixth-biggest wine country in terms of volume.

In terms of vineyard area, China comes second to Spain. In 2017 there were 847,000 hectares (2.09 million acres) of vines. However while 90 percent of French vineyards grow wine grapes, in China table grape production accounts for a similar percentage.