In 1980, the French cognac company Rémy Martin (now Rémy Cointreau) founded the "Sino-French Joint Venture Dynasty Winery" with a group of Chinese investors. In the meantime, the company has been certified according to the ISO 9002 standard. The headquarters are located in the city of Tianjin, south-east of Beijing in the northern province of Hebei. This was the first joint venture in China with a foreign partner to produce wines on a large scale. The vineyards cover around 2,000 hectares, planted with international quality varieties and local plants. The annual processing volume amounts to 40,000 tonnes of grapes. The product range comprises around 30 mostly single-varietal wines in an international style. A dry red wine is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, a dry rosé from Carignan Noir (Mazuelo). The white wines are made from Carignan Noir (white), Chardonnay, Muscat Blanc, Welschriesling and other varieties in all flavours.
Premium red wines and white wines are produced under the "Emperor" label, which are matured in barriques for at least two years. The Dynasty wine brand produced 100,000 bottles in 1980, the year it was founded, and almost 25 million bottles in 1998. It has already won 20 gold medals at international competitions. The double-distilled brandies made from Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano) are matured in French oak barrels. There are VSOP (at least 5 years), Napoleon (at least 7 years) and XO (at least 10 years). Sparkling wines produced according to the Champagne method are made from Chardonnay and Welschriesling. Dynasty products are exported to over 20 countries including the USA, Great Britain, Canada, Japan, France, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Hong Kong and Macao.
