Research On Taigu Grape Industry Shanxi Province

Taigu County, is located in the central part of Shanxi Province. With mild climate and fertile soil, it is regarded as a traditional agricultural county and a typical farming cultural district. Besides, it boasts regional, natural, cultural and environmental advantages to realize transition. The grapes produced here can be made into high-quality wine grapes.The complete technical service system in Taigu has laid a solid foundation for the development of the wine grape bases, along with the various cultivation technology and management experience gained through years of production practices by the professionals and growers.Major wine-producing areas globally have seen wine tourism a prime target and so is Taigu. Local government is paying great attention to develop ecological agriculture and plan areas of competitive industries aiming to create batches of distinctive and competitive agricultural products. Alongside the projected ecological agriculture district-Nanshan expressway, the government is planning to develop the wine industry and create characterized wineries of leisure travels.According to the strategy of developing the wine industry in Taigu and the terrain, landscape, soil texture, irrigation conditions as well as present status of plant industry alongside the Nanshan expressway-from Fruit Plant Research Institute to Grace Vineyard,20distinctive wine grape parks of different sizes from a thousand hectares to ten thousand hectares and different functions as chateaus, wineries or raw material base are planned to be constructed from surrounding villages and towns including Fancun, Rencun, Yangyi, Xiaobai, Houcheng, Beiwang etc.