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China DailyLocal residents help with grape cultivation and harvests at the vineyard. The operation comprises a core team of five people, as well as more than 30 rural residents in the vineyard's fields helping with seasonal grape growing and harvesting. Chief winemaker Liu Layu spearheads the vineyard's sustainable farming approach－irrigation channels and chemical fertilizers are avoided, with 120 tons of sheep manure and 15 tons of volcanic rock powder per hectare applied to restore soil conditions when construction first rolled out. "I can help do that through this industry, to show the world that China is able to make top wines that are also sustainable and responsible." Gao Jingtao, head of the Yantai vine and wine bureau, says vineyards reflect the growing potential of Chinese wines on the global stage, riding on Yantai's place as the origin of major winemaking enterprises.
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