Xiangyu (Sam) CHEN

Born and raised in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province, China), Xiangyu Chen has lived in Shanghai for over 20 years.

He became fascinated by wine in 2010 while helping his father import Spanish wine. While completing his WSET Diploma studies he visited many wine-producing countries and regions of the world. He is a true believer in blind tasting, and has twice won the China Blind Tasting Competition.

Today he lectures on wine and runs wines courses. In 2021, he accepted a new challenge by joining the Master of Wine programme. Xiangyu will write articles about Spanish wine for Wine Maniacs.