The Changyu Wine Culture Museum occupies the original winery complex founded in 1892 — China's oldest commercial winery and still one of its largest. The museum traces the history of Chinese wine production from the experimental beginnings of the late Qing period through the Republic era and into the present, with particular attention to the engineering of the 1903 underground cellar, which extends for considerable distances beneath the old city.
Tastings of current Changyu wines are included in the visit, and the on-site shop sells the full range, including bottles that would be difficult to find elsewhere. The wine produced in the Yantai region has improved markedly in recent decades and the better labels are worth trying. The museum is in central Yantai, walkable from the waterfront.