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The three major ancient wines in the world are white wine, beer and rice wine. Among them, only rice wine belongs to China, which has a history of 3,000 years on the land of China. But now in China's wine collections and auctions, rice wine's position is extremely low, not as good as the price of liquor. Why is it that China’s rice wine, which has a profound heritage, is not drunk by only locals now?
Yellow wine has been recorded in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties in China and has a history of more than 3,000 years. At that time, the main raw materials of rice wine were millet, millet and other cereals, and China's original "yeast copy fermentation" was used. The brewed wine has an orange-yellow color and a clear color. After being filtered, the wine has a mellow aroma and a sweet and fragrant aftertaste, so it is named "yellow wine".
The alcohol content of rice wine is very low, but it is rich in nutrients. In the painting "Along the River During the Qingming Festival", we can find a restaurant with a billboard saying "Milu from the World". The origin of this sentence is from the "Book of Han": "The wine drinker is the best in the world." The wine in this era is yellow wine. Why is rice wine called "Milu"? Because the ancient Chinese believed that rice wine is "the best of a hundred medicines".
Since ancient times, rice wine has been closely related to the public’s “health secrets”. Nowadays, when we see many dietary therapy methods, rice wine is mentioned. The main reason is that rice wine has very low myopia and can be drunk warm. It is more suitable to drink when the weather is cold. It has the effects of dredging blood vessels, clearing away heat and detoxifying. The taste of rice wine in the past is completely different from that of new wine. After the rice wine is aged for ten years or matured for twenty years, its aroma and taste will change. The traditional symbol is Jiangnan’s daughter red wine and Huadiao.
Why is the current development trend of rice wine not as good as pure grain wine? Only a very few people in Jiangnan still maintain the history and culture of drinking rice wine. Yellow rice wine is not even as famous as pure grain wine which came later? This has a lot to do with the taste, maturation and development trend of rice wine.
First, although the taste of rice wine is relatively mellow, the stimulation of pure grain wine is more suitable for the taste. It has strong sensory stimulation and is obviously more effective in resisting cold weather. The application fields of liquor are more common. After fractionation, the alcohol content of liquor is higher, and some people drink it from north to south, while rice wine is limited to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, or simply becomes a tool used in restaurant kitchens to remove fishy smells.
Secondly, the aging of rice wine requires a long period of time, while pure grain wine does not. Generally, people prefer rice wine that has been matured for more than 5 years. The cost of better rice wine is high, and economic cost is a very important factor. Pure grain wine does not need to be aged. Due to the high alcohol content, the biological vitality in the wine is low, and the aging effect is particularly small. Therefore, it does not matter if it is aged or not, and it is more suitable for today's fast-paced social development.
Thirdly, the rapid development of rice wine has been greatly hampered, and there is no specific relevant national standard. Even in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the production areas of rice wine, the brewing of rice wine is still dominated by cottage industry. It is brewed and sold by itself without a standard. This makes the quality of the rice wine industry chain uneven, and it is difficult to establish an entire market. Therefore, the reputation of rice wine has become worse and worse. Until now, it can be said that it has been completely overshadowed by pure grain wine.
Conclusion: Judging from this, even if it has a long history, high-protein rice wine will be abandoned by everyone if it has not improved in innovation during its long development journey. I hope everyone can realize the position of rice wine and let it regain its glory as one of the three major ancient wines in the world.