Here in Shanghai we finally have a pretty decent selection available, but the pricing is terrible. Most wines face a 50% duty just to cross the border into China and the markup thereafter is still often quite a bit. I rarely drink anything that's under $40CDN a bottle, because anything under that here is bound to be pretty poor, and wines with any real typicity are typically around $80-100CDN. Needless to say, that sucks.
Fortunately, NZ has a deal that reduces their import duties and which makes them one of the best value countries to drink from in China, and I love their wines.
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