Whole bunches of grapes are gently pressed using a pneumatic press. After pressing, the grape juice is cold settled in low temperature for 2 days, and then fermented in tanks. The fermentation is kept at 15°C. After nearly 30 days of fermentation, it is then clarified, cold stabilized and filtered. The Riesling has been stored in tanks until bottling in June 2020.

The oldest vineyards of the The Starting Point date back to 1997, when it started reclaiming and cultivating the sandy soil and growing wine grapes. It is one of the pioneers in the Ningxia wine industry.The Chinese name of the winery is composed of two Chinese characters - “源” and “点”. The triple dots on the left of “源” symbolize the Yellow River, which is the water source for the vineyards in Ningxia and cultivated the civilization and culture of the region for thousands of years. The four dots at the bottom of “点” symbolize the lofty Helan Mountain.