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Shaoxing Yuan red wine (also known as "Scholar red") from where it comes from
Origin: Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China. History: Shaoxing began brewing wine as far back as the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. But Shaoxing wine really established its status in the North and South Dynasties about 1500 years ago. Since the fifth century, Shaoxing wine has become a famous wine. According to the records of Huiji County, "Yue wine traveled all over the world, and its products were quite numerous, while the famous old wine was especially popular." Huiji is now Shaoxing, Shaoxing wine is called "Yue wine". According to legend, a large-scale brewery in Shaoxing County was the "Gao Changxing Brewery" built in 1662, and around 1900, the brewery had reached 2,000, distributed throughout the entire Shaoxing County, with an annual output of up to 60,000 tons. Characteristics: Low alcohol concentration, mellow flavor, low irritation, and rich nutrition. Craftsmanship: Shaoxing Yuanhong wine is made from refined white glutinous rice, high-quality wheat and the famous water of Lake Jianhu, according to a certain ratio of water and rice. The fermentation of Yuanhong wine is complete, with little residual sugar, and the wine is orange-yellow, transparent and bright, with a unique fragrance and a sweet and slightly bitter taste. The degree of alcohol is about 16 degrees, and the total acidity is below 0.45%, which is a dry type of wine. It is a dry wine. It is both a beverage wine and a cooking wine. Manufacturer: Shaoxing Brewing General Factory, Zhejiang, China. Awards: Shaoxing Yuanhong Wine was awarded the National Quality Wine in the third and fourth National Wine Assessment held in 1979 and 1983 consecutively, and in 1984, it won the Golden Cup Award in the Wine Quality Competition organized by the Ministry of Light Industry. (Shaoxing)