Cups, Cuisine and Cow's Nipples

I recently read that lingerie companies are having to expand their range to accommodate the now larger size of Chinese women's breasts.

An improved diet is apparently responsible. This naturally got me thinking, not so much of the mysterious world of women's measurements, but as to whether these new fuller women enjoy a glass of wine with their 'ample' meals?

Wine in China would appear almost non existent from my perspective in the west, but this is not the case. The Chinese have lots of grape varieties, and a strong tradition in drinking alcohol. Both wine and table grapes are produced. If you have a penchant for eating grapes rather than the fermented juice, Niunai or 'cow's nipple' is a popular variety. Niunai is from Xuanhua, north west of Bejing, which also produces the Longyan grape or 'dragon eyes' which is used for a high quality dry white wine. Cabernet and Chardonnay are some of the main wine varieties in China.

The Chinese government has been on a drive for quite some time to reduce the population's consumption of grain based spirits in favour of wine (and beer) for health reasons. The wine market is slowly growing in China and I look forward to suckling, ..errr I mean supping, some soon.