Chinese get taste of Barossa's best

Chinese delegation seeing best of the Barossa Valley (ABC News: Gary Rivett)

Video: Chinese show interest in SA wine (7pm TV News SA) Map: Tanunda 5352 More than 600 Chinese wine industry representatives are on a tour of the Barossa Valley in South Australia over the next two days.

They work for Pernod Ricard, which distributes SA wine in China.

Managing director of Orlando Wines Stephen Couche says it will help them better promote South Australian wine abroad.

He says many are on their first visit to Australia.

"[There is] great excitement, great expectation and obviously just soaking up as much as they can, as much as they can see," he said.

"The time horizon is not measured in just one or two years. We're looking at a long period of time here and we see a ... very positive future for the growth of Australian wine in China."