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Differences between Shaoxing Yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine (7)
VII. Storage Japanese rice wine is preserved at 5~7C for from half a year up to one year. After a summer, the wine with mellow taste is regarded as good wine. Shaoxing yellow rice wine has to be stored in a cool and well-ventilated room. It has no strict requirements on the temperature change. Instead, it has to be preserved for more than three years. Such
Differences between Shaoxing Yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine (6)
VI. Sterilization The temperature range for the pasteurization of Japanese rice wine is 78~ -80"C, while that of Shaoxing yellow rice wine is 90~91C.
Differences between Shaoxing Yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine (5)
V. Pressure Filtration Pressing is the process of separating the mature fermented grains from the liquid. Usually, wood or on-board air compressors are adopted. The unpasteurized yellow rice wine still contains some suspended matter (cellulose, starch and insoluble protein, etc.), and therefore must undergo settlement and filtration (At present, diatomite filters and membrane filters are adopted).
Differences between Shaoxing Yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine (4)
IV. Water The quality of water receives much attention in the brewing of both Shaoxing yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine. The best water used for wine production is oligohaline, low in hardness, neutral to slightly acid (pH6.8 ~7.2), and without sediments or such impurities as suspended matter, as well as free from organic impurities, toxic substances or pathogen. In addition, it should be colorless, smell-less,tasteless, clear and transparent. The limpid water from the Mirror Lake is used for the produ
Differences between Shaoxing Yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine (3)
III. The Yeast Malt is used in the making of Shaoxing yellow rice wine. The yeast is made from top-quality wheat. However, brewing of Japanese rice wine uses rice yeast, whose raw material is white polised non-glutinous rice.
Differences between Shaoxing Yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine (2)
II. Raw Material Processing The requirement for the raw material of Shaoxing yellow rice wine is cleaning and winnowing. The requirement for the raw material of Japanese rice wine is grinding before cleaning, to get rid of the protein and fat in the rice and make the rice whiter. Usually,25~30% of each rice grain has been ground away (It is generally accepted that the yeast has to be made with rice with a Seimai Buai of 70% or more, meaning at least the outer30% or more has been ground away, while the rice fo
Differences between Shaoxing Yellow rice wine and Japanese rice wine (1)
I. Raw Materials Shaoxing Yellow rice wine: the main raw material is fresh first-class white polished glutinous rice. The grains of rice should be white and full, with a good smell and free from impurities. Meanwhile, it has to be the new yield of the year of brewing. In general, the rice has to be polished (of good quality), fresh (new rice) and glutinous (rich in starch content). Japanese rice wine: the main raw material is white polished non-glutinous rice.Usually, the
Lu Xun, Studying the World with a Wine Cup in Hand
Lun Xun had a lot of poems and essays on drinking, especially the article [Writings and Grace of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and Their Relationship with Drugs and Wine", in which he dwelled upon the role wine played in the literary creations and psychologies of the writers with a view on the Seven Intellectuals in the Bamboo Forest. He also discussed the merits of alcohol, and showed a cutting edge in his talking about the past and the present and his condemnation of the unhealthy tendencies. Most of Lu Xun`s novels mentioned wine. It can be said that the booming business
Cai Yuanpei: Drinking Wine at Each Meal
Cai Yuanpei, the well-known modern educator, was born and brought up in Shaoxing, and has a strong preference for Shaoxing yellow rice wine. According to the recalling of his friends, although he worked in other places far away for decades, he always adhered to the habits and hobbies developed in his home town from a young age. He liked Shaoxing yellow rice wine and drank it at each meal. Each year, he asked friends and relatives to buy him a few jars of wine from Shaoxing, which he kept at home for drinking or treating his friends. In add
Dongpu is a historical and cultural town in Zhejiang province, which is located in the western suburbs, 7.5 kilometers away from Shaoxing City. Here the land is fertile, and the landscape is beautiful. It is known as the place of rivers, bridges and wine. As early as the Song Dynasty, Dongpu is the center of Shaoxing yellow rice wine industry. The excavation of the clay pots mentioned by Jiangtong of the Jin Dynasty, the building of the Wangcheng Temple in the late Eastern Jing Dynasty and the early Southern Dynasty, lots of stories, artifacts and the ancient and popula
Mold, as a Chinese invention, has matured during the Northern Wei Dynasty, but it was in the Song Dynasty that people applied it in the making of yellow rice wine and has scientific detailed and accurate description of the production process, major points, testing tools and standards in the process. Strictly speaking, it began in the Northern Song Dynasty and matured in the Southern Song Dynasty. In Wine-making procedure by Su Dongpo, the description is rather complete. This at least shows that the technology was widely used in the Song Dynasty and was mature. It reflec
modern technology of making Huangjiu
First: using glutinous rice as the main raw materials. Second: using herbs and flour to make mold and yeast. Third: feeding, spreading or feeding. Fourth: the distiller`s grains can also be repeatedly used. Fifth: wine production rate (Gu Yue Long Shan standard): Yuanhong Wine Rice:wine=1:1.96 Jiafan Wine Rice:wine=1:1.75 Shanniang Wine Ric
seven production features of Huangjiu
First: using rice (glutinous rice) as raw materials. Second: using herbs, flour and ginger to make mold and yeast. Third: feeding three times. Fourth: making full use of the micro-organisms and raw materials in the alcohol to save raw materials and molds. Fifth: reflecting the wine production rate at the time, 5 Dou rice making 5 Dou wine. Sixth: the production cycle is 30 days. Seventh:
Tasting wine is like appreciating beauty. We should pay attention to methods. Taste buds are distributed on the tongue surface. The taste buds which recognize sweet are on the tongue tip, the taste buds which recognize bitter are near the throat, and the taste buds which recognize sour are on both sides of the tongue. Therefore, when we taste good Huangjiu, we should roll the tongue so as to avoid identifying sour, and let the wine wander between the tongue tip and the throat. Tasting sweet firstly and then tasting bitter to feel two flavors at the same time.
Of the varieties of Shaoxing yellow-rice wine, the most famous is no doubt nverhong(daughter's red) and zhuangyuanhong (zhuangyuan's red). Nverhong, of course, is brewed shortly after a girl is born, and then kept in a dry cellar or buried underground.In some rarer cases, it may be hidden inside walls. When the girl grows up and is about
Longevity is something Chinese people have always desired the most. According to Hong Fan in Shang Shu, 'Of the five good fortunes, longevity should be given the most priority.` Therefore, birthday celebration has been a customary practice for the Chinese people, though there is something special about it in Shaoxing. Shaoxing people believe that a birthday banquet should be organized when o
Wine at Dezhou (One Year Old) Rite
When a child is one year old, a rite called Dezhou, or Naozhou in some parts of Shaoxing, will be held. This is such an important occasion that a grand banquet needs to be thrown, though the scale may vary from family to family due to financial reasons. In some cases, besides the banquets, the family may also invite over an opera troupe to put on some shows as a form of celebration. At the banquet, `
Wine for the Hair-Cutting Ceremony
When a baby is one month old, the hair-cutting ceremony will be held and the family concerned will throw a banquet to mark this occasion. On this day, the family will first offer sacrifices to gods and ancestors hoping that the child will be aided and blessed by them. Then they will invite relatives and friends over to a banquet. If it is a boy, they will gift their neighbors, relatives and friends with red-painted eggs, meaning they have got a son to carry on their family line. The maternal grandma
Sanzhao Wine (Wine Drunk When a Baby ls Three Days Old)
In the past, when a baby was three days old, a ceremony (sanzhao ceremony) would be held, at which symbolic rites would be carried out to mark the start of the baby's `milk-drinking' and `meat-eating'. A woman who knew the way would be invited over to daub some bitter juice
Shen Yonghe Wine Workshop on Jianhuzhi (Mirror Lake Straight) Street
Shen Yonghe Wine Workshop, predecessor to Shen Yonghe Wine Factory, was founded in the 3' year of Kangxi reign in the Qing Dynasty (1644). The oldest and largest wine factory in the wine industry in Shaoxing, it is Shaoxing's most famous wine-brewing base as well as the renowned workshop which won the first gold medal for Shaoxing yellow rice wine. Therefore, it earned itself long ago the hallmark inscribed with `
Originally named `Danlao River' or Laoshize River, the Toulao River (literally, `the river into which lao was poured') is situated to the south of the town of Shaoxing.Though fairly small, it has a long history of 2,000 years. The mention of it may naturally remind people of
Seven meters long and 2 meters wide, Jiuwu Bridge is located between Lujialou and Mofanglou at Dongpu Township, Shaoxing County. With one large arch in the middle and two small ones, it is an arched bridge made of stone. The middle large arch spans 4 meters and the two side ones each spans 2 meters. Viewed from a distance, the bridge resembles a wine jar placed upside down in the river, reminding people that they are in a land of wine. The entire structure looks slim, graceful and original. T
Jiuwu Bridge (Bridge of Wine-related Affairs)
There is a lively wine-related folk song in Shaoxing, which uses natural numbers to enumerate the important bridges in the ancient city. Jiuwu Bridge, or the Bridge of Wine-related affairs comes ninth. From this, we can infer the great importance Shaoxing people attach to the bridge. Its relationship with Shaoxing and Shaoxing yellow rice wine can be traced far back in history. Jiuwu Bridge is located at the crossroads of the Renmin West Road and Cangqiao Street --- a street with a long history. During the reign of the Lizong Emperor in th
Tasting and Appraising Shaoxing Yellow Rice Wine
To taste and appraise Shaoxing yellow rice wine, we need spend some time arming ourselves with some common knowledge. As it is known to all, a traditional Chinese herbalist needs to employ the four diagnostic methods --- inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and pulse-taking and palpation --- before he learns about his patient's physical condition. What standards can we use to appraise Shaoxing yellow rice wine as to its quality? 1. Inspect: inspect the color. Good-quality Shaoxing yellow rice wine shall comply with the specific
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