Shaoxing Yellow Wine Culture
Shaoxing Yellow Wine Culture The Legend of Shaoxing Yellow Wine [1]: Once upon a time, there was a master tailor in Shaoxing who wanted a son after taking a wife. One day, he found out that his wife was pregnant. He was so happy that he rushed home and brewed a few jars of wine, ready to entertain his friends and relatives when he got a son. Unexpectedly, his wife gave birth to a daughter. At that time, people in the community are patriarchal, the tailor is no exception, he was so angry, he buried a few jars of wine in the backyard under the laurel tree. Time flies like an arrow, the daughter grew up, born smart, actually learned the tailor's craft very proficient, also learned a good hand of embroidery, the tailor's business is also more and more prosperous. The tailor saw that it was not bad to have a daughter! So he decided to marry her to his favorite apprentice, and happily arranged the wedding for his daughter. On the wedding day, wine and treats, the master tailor drink drink very happy, suddenly remembered more than ten years ago buried under the osmanthus tree a few altars of wine, they dug out the treats, as a result, once the altar was opened, the aroma of the nose, the color of the mellow taste, extremely good. As a result, everyone called this wine "Daughter Red" wine, also known as "Daughter Wine". Since then, next-door neighbors, near and far, when people gave birth to a daughter, they brewed wine and buried it, and when they married their daughters, they dug up wine and invited guests, forming a custom. Later, even when the birth of a boy, also in accordance with the brewing, buried wine, looking forward to the son in the Scholar to celebrate the drinking, so the wine is also called "Scholar red". "Daughter's Red" and "Scholar's Red" are both aged wines that have been stored for a long time. The wine is so fragrant and delicious that people give it as a valuable gift. History of Shaoxing Yellow Wine: Shaoxing's wine-making industry has become more common during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. Through the Qin, Han, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has endured and gradually developed into one of the traditional pillar industries of Shaoxing. Shaoxing yellow wine has always been famous, and there is no lack of imperial tribute. In the Ming Dynasty, it began to be exported overseas. When the wine produced by shaoyin ye wanyuan wine workshop, with its quality, specializing in the sale of Japan and the south yang islands. 1915, shaoxing wine cloud ji ji and qian yu cui, fang bai deer wine in the United States in san francisco panama panama pacific exposition, were awarded the gold medal and silver medal, the products are exported to london, the United States of america, new york, japan, tokyo, etc. 1929, in hangzhou, won the gold medal at the west lake exposition. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Yuan red wine, Jiayan wine, Xiangxue wine, good wine, Huadiao wine has won 7 international gold medals, 5 national gold medals, 30 provincial and ministerial excellence awards. 1988, Jiayan wine, Huadiao wine is listed as a special wine for state banquets. In recent years, it has also adopted microbial fermentation technology in the yellow wine making process and focused on branding. "Daughter Red", "Gu Yue Long Shan" and "Hui Ji Shan" are all well-known trademarks in China.