Jiafanjiu refers to ordinary Shaoxing wine. Huadiao and Nuerhong are just the names of his vintages.

Huadiao wine

Huadiao wine belongs to yellow wine and is a traditional specialty wine in China. According to records, Huadiao wine originated in the Dawenkou Culture period of Shandong Province six thousand years ago and represents the long-standing Chinese wine culture. Among the Huadiao wines from various places, the oldest one is undoubtedly the Huadiao wine from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Shaoxing has a wide variety of wines, including Yuanhong wine, Jiafan wine, Shanshu wine, Xiangxue wine, Huadiao wine, etc., among which Huadiao wine is the most distinctive.

Huadiao wine is a kind of yellow wine among fermented wines, and is a wonder among Chinese rice wines. It uses fine glutinous rice and high-quality wheat koji, supplemented by the clear and clear lake water in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, brewed using ancient methods, and then stored for a long time to produce a unique flavor and rich nutrition.

According to scientific identification, Huadiao wine contains a variety of amino acids, sugars, vitamins and other nutrients that are beneficial to the human body. It is called a "high-end liquid cake". Depending on the storage time, Huadiao wine can be aged for three years, five years, eight years, ten years, or even several decades, with aging being the most valuable. Generally speaking, Huadiao wine has a soft nature, a clear orange color, a fragrant aroma, and a sweet and mellow taste.

Ner'er's Red

Ner'er's Red is a local traditional wine in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. It is a yellow wine among fermented wines. It is fermented with glutinous rice, brown sugar, etc. and contains a large amount of nutrients needed by the human body. Amino acid, the air in Jiangnan is humid and cold in winter, people often drink this wine to enhance their resistance. It has the effect of nourishing the body.

Drawing water from Menqianjian Lake to brew Shaojiu wine with a thousand-mile fragrance, the story of the Nuerhong brand founded in the Jin Dynasty has been passed down for thousands of years. As early as 304 AD, Ji Han, a native of Shangyu in the Jin Dynasty, recorded in "Southern Grass and Trees" written by Ji Han that female wine and female red wine were necessary items for the marriage of daughters in wealthy families in the old days.

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When his daughter cries for the first time, it will surely make every father’s heart heat up. The glutinous rice in the three acres of land will turn into three jars of daughter red. Pretend carefully. The seal of the altar is buried deep under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the backyard, just like a father's love that is deeply hidden. When he has nothing to do, he goes to step under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree a few times. If he steps a few times, he feels more at ease. Looking back at my daughter, she has a red headband and her eyebrows are like willow leaves during the Qingming Festival, getting brighter and brighter day by day. This custom has been followed for a long time in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province since ancient times. When the daughter gets married at the age of eighteen, wine will be used as a dowry gift and sent to her husband's family.

According to Shaoxing’s old rules, the first three bowls of wine scooped out from the altar should be presented to the daughter’s father-in-law, biological father and her husband respectively, which means to pray for a healthy life and a prosperous family. In the Shaoxing area, the custom of brewing daughter wine has been around for a long time. When the famous patriotic poet Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty lived in the ancient town of Dongguan, he drank his daughter's red wine and wrote the famous poem "I just want to live in Dongguan when I move home, and watch the moonlight in the lake every night."