(JingDaily) - Argentina Exported US$17.6 Million Worth Of Wine To China Last Year. When it comes to wine, the burgeoning Chinese oenophile’s single-minded preference for high-end French wines has become the stuff of legend. However, with wine consumption growing not only among wealthy Chinese — who tend to home in on top-flight Bordeaux and Burgundy, and little else — but also the country’s younger, urban middle-class drinkers, opportunities are arising for New World and (non-French) Old World winemakers as well.