Chinese travelers are building Napa itineraries right now — deciding which wineries to visit, which to skip, and which to recommend. Are you part of that conversation?
Real users are ranking wineries, describing experiences, and recommending routes on RedNote right now. This is either an opportunity or a reputation risk.
"If you're not on RedNote, you're not invisible — you're just letting other people define you."
Research-backed data points that prove the market is real, growing, and waiting.
China imported approximately $1.6 billion of wine and related products in 2024.
Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural ServiceU.S. wine exports to China reached ~$96M in 2024 — demand exists, but the U.S. is under-represented.
Source: APEDA Agri Exchange610 million exit-entry trips recorded in 2024, up 43.9% year-over-year.
Source: National Immigration Administration333 million exit-entry trips in the first half of 2025, continuing the upward trend.
Source: National Immigration AdministrationRedNote (Xiaohongshu) has approximately 300 million monthly active users.
Source: TechCrunchRedNote is pivotal for travel inspiration and decision-making among Chinese consumers.
Source: I-Click InteractiveUnlike Instagram Stories that disappear, RedNote posts function like search results and saved guides. Content continues to drive discovery months and years later.
When someone is building a Napa itinerary on RedNote, they're not casually browsing — they're deciding where to book. This is bottom-of-funnel, high-intent discovery.
RedNote behaves like Instagram + Yelp + itinerary planning in one. Users save "Top wineries," "2-day routes," and "must-visit" guides — and make decisions from those lists.
"RedNote is where Chinese travelers build itineraries. Wineries win when they're in the saved lists."
Real RedNote content about Napa wineries — this is how travelers research and decide.
When Chinese travel rebounds (and the data shows it already is), trip planning content becomes the acquisition channel.
Even when overall wine consumption shifts, imported/luxury wine remains aspirational — and discovery is heavily social-led, especially for travel experiences and gifting.
The wineries that show up intentionally on RedNote will capture the travelers who are already planning their Napa visits. The ones that don't will be defined by others — or simply not exist in the conversation.
Trip planning content drives tasting room visits, wine club sign-ups, and direct purchases from travelers who've already decided you're worth visiting.
Gifting culture is huge in Chinese communities. Being seen as a "worth recommending" winery compounds through word-of-mouth and WeChat shares.
We'll show you exactly what Chinese consumers are saying about Napa wineries, where the opportunities are, and how to show up intentionally.