With liberalization following the end of military rule independent winemakers became legal in 2002 and in 2014 a Taiwanese wine won its first gold medal at an international competition.
[2] The relative rarity and high quality of Taiwanese wines makes them particularly prized by Hong Kong collectors.
[4] Grape harvest in Taiwan is dictated by the typhoon season which means growers are sometimes forced to pick less than ripe fruit.
[8] Youth demand was mainly started by, and continues to be driven by, the wine based Japanese comic series Drops of God.
Sales of Umberto Cosmo's Colli di Conegliano Rosso also leaped 30% after being mentioned in the Manga series.