As a successful business investor in Mainland China, Grace Vineyard's founder Mr. C. K. Chan also has an ardent passion for wine. The fact that China did not produce premium quality wine was brought to his attention. In 1997, after a few years of extensive research with his good friend Sylvain Javer, a site in Taigu County, Shanxi was chosen with the help of leading oenologist Denis Boubals to establish Grace Vineyard.