rice wine

Yellow rice wine is a kind of Shaoxing yellow rice wine, named after changing the proportion of ingredients and increasing the input of glutinous rice or glutinous rice. Rice wine is a semi-dry wine. The alcohol content is about 15% and the sugar content is 0.5%-3%. This wine is full of fragrance.

Yellow rice wine is a famous brand in Shaoxing old wine. Known as "unique in wine" and "the first in China". It is refined on the basis of Yuan red wine. As the name implies, "adding rice" means adding more raw materials. It is in the process of brewing that the amount of rice used for brewing increases and the water consumption is relatively small.

Yellow rice wine is orange-yellow and clear in color, rich in flavor, fresh, sweet and mellow in taste, and has the characteristics of aging and fragrance, and will not deteriorate after long-term storage. The wine is dark yellow with red color, transparent and crystal clear, and its aroma is very prominent. The sugar content is higher than that of Yuan red wine, which is mellow and slightly sweet, with unique flavor and good color, aroma and taste. The alcohol content is about 18 degrees, the total acid is below 0.45%, and the sugar content is 2%, which belongs to semi-dry liquor.

Rice wine is less irritating, and regular drinking has the functions of invigorating spirit, stimulating appetite, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, enriching blood and relieving fatigue. Adding cooking as seasoning can remove fishy smell, enhance sound and taste, and has the function of strengthening the spleen. If used in pharmacy, it can make the medicinal properties migrate to wine, thus increasing the therapeutic power. Therefore, yellow rice wine has always been loved by people and has become the best in Shaoxing wine.

Rice wine is also called flower carving, because the bottle is engraved with flower patterns, so it is named flower carving. This custom was first born in the early 4th century. There is a custom in ancient Shaoxing, that is, once a daughter is born at home, the glutinous rice given by relatives and friends should be brewed on the 1 month after birth (commonly known as the full moon), and the bottle should be sealed and buried underground. When the daughter gets married, she digs out the wine and drinks it. The same is true of having a son. Therefore, this wine has "Daughter Red" or "Zhuangyuan Red".