Classification of Shaoxing yellow rice wine

Shaoxing yellow wine can be divided into four kinds according to the sugar content: Yuan red wine, yellow wine, good wine and Xiangxue wine.

Yuan red wine, also known as Zhuangyuan red, was named after painting cinnabar on the altar wall in the past. It is a bulk product of Shaoxing yellow rice wine, which belongs to dry yellow rice wine, and its sugar content is below15.0 g/L.

Yellow rice wine, also known as Huadiao wine, is the best variety of Shaoxing yellow rice wine. Yellow rice wine, as its name implies, is a typical semi-dry yellow rice wine with a sugar content of about15.1-40.0 g/L.

Good wine is a double set of wine made of yuan red wine stored for 1 to 3 years instead of water. The wine is dark yellow, with rich aroma, strong texture and sweet taste. Good brewing is an excellent mother-child wine, and it is a typical representative of semi-sweet yellow rice wine, with a sugar content of 40.1-100.0 g/L.

Xiangxue wine is brewed by pouring rice into 45% aging tanks instead of water. This is also a double set of wine. Its body is as white as snow, which is a typical representative of sweet yellow rice wine, and its sugar content exceeds100 g/L.