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'''Jing Song ''' is a Chinese New Zealand business woman, wine producer and philanthropist.

Jing was born in 1986 in Chongqing, China. She currently resides in Auckland and Queenstown, New Zealand. She attended St Andrew's College, Christchurch and the University of Otago, Dunedin. Jing is a member of the institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand and Australia. Jing co-founded Crown Range  Cellar  an  international  wine  &  spirits company, in  2010 with business partner,  Grant  Patrick  Taylor, a world renowned and awarding wining  Pinot  Noir  winemaker  based  in  Queenstown,  New  Zealand who was the first kiwi  ‘flying  winemaker’ to make wines  at  Domain  La  Romanee  Conti  in the 1980s.

In 2015, she won  her  first  major  award, the vintage  Pinot  Noir  Trophy  of  the  year for the  Crown  Range  Cellar  Signature  Selection  2013  at  the world's  most  prestigious  London  International  Wine  &  Spirits  Competition, IWSC. Making the cover of the New Zealand Wine magazine, Jing is one of New Zealand's youngest  wine  entrepreneurs, NZsYoungestWineEntrepreneurs

In 2017, Jing picked up  a  further  double  Pinot  Noir  trophy  of  the  Crown  Range  Cellar  China  Girl  2015  collection  for  Central  Otago,  New  Zealand  at  the  International  Wine  Challenge  in  London, NZ-WINE-WINS-Double-Trophy-London-International. That same year,  she was awarded  the  black  gold  medal  and  outstanding  gold  of  Pinot  Noir  at  the  Drink  Business  in  UK. Jing is the  youngest  female  Pinot  Noir  trophy  winner  at  IWSC  since  the  competition  was  founded  in  1969. Jing is also a three times  pinot  noir  trophy  winner  in the UK  and the  most  highly  awarded  wine  producer in New Zealand.

In 2017,  she  was  invited  to  become  the  Ambassador  of  IWSC, International Wine & Spirit Competition, London  to  the  greater  China  region.

Jing Song  has contributed  to various  charitable organizations in the  community and  donated  Crown  Range  Cellar  wines. Her donations include the St Andrew’s  College  Earthquake  Chapel  rebuild of 2016, fund  raising  partner  for  Otago  settler’s  museum  film, APO,  Chamber  of  commerce,  Starship, International Rotary Club, Woman's Property Council and the Lewis Eddie Piano Trust.