Since China's first industrialized winery was founded in Yantai in 1892, the coastal city in East China's Shandong province has been bathing in the vinous aroma for 131 years and named itself "a city of wine" in China.

Upon the opening of the 13th Yantai Intentional Wine Expo on June 16, a group of expats from the United States, Russia, Mongolia, Ghana and Bangladesh embarked on a tour to explore the vine of the city's wine industry.

"We all know Yantai is a city of wine," said Aytiev Timur, a postgraduate student from Russia studying at Ludong University. "But after this trip, I learned more about Yantai's wine production.