by Distell News ServiceIncreased affluence and wine consumption are always linked, and no more so than in China's upwardly mobile and increasingly westernized population.
Fancy a Cabernet Sauvignon on the rocks? Maybe Merlot and lemonade? If you do, chances are you're in China, where even revered icons like Château Lafite are supposed to be chased with coke or lemonade. Strange but true. Although stories involving such vinous luminaries are probably little more than urban legend, mixing wines with sweet, carbonated beverages is a routine practice.
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