What rice wine is the best?

1, Shaoxing yellow rice wine (Shaoxing, Zhejiang)

Speaking of the most famous rice wine in China, I think Shaoxing rice wine produced in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province must be indispensable. Shaoxing yellow wine, also known as Shaoxing wine, has the characteristics of getting more fragrant as it ages, so people are used to calling it "Shaoxing old wine".

Shaoxing yellow rice wine belongs to open natural fermented wine, and the local geographical environment, climate and humidity are very suitable for the growth of brewing microorganisms.

Shaoxing yellow rice wine, as a symbolic product of chinese national geography, has a history of more than 2,500 years. According to historical records, as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Shaoxing's local brewing industry was already very common.

It is no wonder that Yuan Mei, a gourmet in Qing Dynasty, once mentioned Shaoxing rice wine in his book Suiyuan Food List, saying that "Shaoxing wine, like an honest official, does not leave his post, but its taste is really like that of a famous minister, who has lived in the world for a long time and read it all, and its quality is thicker".

2. Huxian Yellow Rice Wine (Huxian County, Shaanxi Province)

Huxian County (Hu Yi) is located in the southwest of Xi, Shaanxi Province, in the Weihe River Basin in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province. Huxian yellow rice wine, a local product, has won many awards and is also a landmark product of chinese national geography.

In the brewing process of Huxian yellow rice wine, Zhong Nanshan water was used as brewing water, local glutinous rice and wheat were used as raw materials, and it was brewed by an ancient brewing process.

Huxian yellow rice wine is bright and amber in color, full of fragrance, soft in mouth, slightly bitter and sweet in aftertaste, rich and full in flavor, and has a very unique flavor. As for Huxian yellow rice wine, there is a local saying, "Huxian yellow rice wine passes through three customs, benefiting nine tricks and passing through the twelve meridians."

3. Rugao Yellow Rice Wine (Rugao, Jiangsu)

Rugao, a famous historical and cultural city in Jiangsu Province, is located at the junction of Nantong, Taizhou and Suzhou. Rugao Yellow Rice Wine, also known as Baipu Yellow Rice Wine, is a famous local specialty and a symbolic product of chinese national geography.

In the brewing process of Rugao yellow rice wine, local high-quality japonica rice, glutinous rice and wheat will be selected, with 2 to 5 years of wine base as the main body.

Rugao yellow rice wine fermented by traditional technology is mainly semi-dry, with clear and shiny color, rich wine aroma and mellow taste, which makes people have endless aftertaste after tasting. It is a kind of yellow rice wine that is more fragrant with age.

4. Fangxian Yellow Rice Wine (Fangxian County, Hubei Province)

Fangxian County is located in the south of Shiyan City, Hubei Province. This place was called "Fangling" in ancient times, and it has been called "Shaanxi throat and Jingxiang barrier" since ancient times. The local climate in Fangxian County is quite different, with long sunshine time and alternating dry and wet, which provides a unique natural advantage for the growth of brewing grain.

Fangxian yellow rice wine is a ditty brewed from the local wild Polygonum cuspidatum, which is a symbolic product of chinese national geography. The grain used is mainly glutinous rice, and the water used for brewing is stream or deep mineral water.

Fangxian yellow rice wine belongs to semi-sweet yellow rice wine, which is mild, fresh, sweet and delicious, and tastes like a special wine aroma.

5. Ganquan Yellow Rice Wine (Ganquan, Shaanxi)

Ganquan is located in the middle of Yan 'an City, Shaanxi Province, and belongs to the typical hilly and gully region of the Loess Plateau in northern Shaanxi. The local area is located in Ziwuling Natural Forest Reserve, and there is also the "Shuimeiquan" which originated at the foot of the deep forest 3.5 kilometers southwest of the county. Ganquan yellow rice wine is a symbolic product of chinese national geography, which is produced in Ganquan area.

Ganquan yellow rice wine is made from soft millet, a specialty of northern Shaanxi Plateau, using local natural spring water and combining traditional techniques. After years of aging, the original wine is yellowish and transparent in color, rich in aroma and slightly sour in aftertaste.