Prof. Ming-Zhi Yang currently serves as a Professor at the School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University. He obtained his master’s degree and doctorate in botany from Yunnan University in 1998 and 2004, respectively. From December 2014 to December 2015, he served as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Grape and Wine Science, University of Bordeaux, France. His current research focuses primarily on grapevine varietal resources, secondary metabolism and quality regulation in wine grapes, and plant–microbe interactions.