A wine festival took place in Banqiao Hutong near Houhai Lake, Beijing on Saturday afternoon. Organizer Timeline Wine Cellar, of Noah Wines (Beijing) Co. Ltd, gave visitors an excellent opportunity to indulge in some wine tasting by providing over 20 kinds of imported wines, like Puerto, Hecula, Don David, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Noah Wines advocates a wine lifestyle as an affordable luxury. To spruce up the festival's ambiance, there was a live band of violinists and a cellist playing in the yard. Guests could delight in the wines while viewing the oil paintings on display in the underground wine cellar. [Wang Mengru/China.org.cn]