Changyu Wine Group, China's biggest wine producer, opened its first brandy chateau, in Yantai, East China’s Shandong province, on June 28, showing its ambition for expanding on domestic brandy market. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Brandy, known as the "soul of wine", is a distilled liquor up to 40 degrees strong and is similar to Chinese white wine in terms of its alcoholic strength. Koya brandy is positioned towards middle and high customers.[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Chateau Koya, located in Yantai Economic and Development Zone, was designed and built in the medieval Romanesque style of Europe. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]