Du Kang winemaking process

Henan
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Du Kang is the originator of Chinese winemaking and is regarded as the god of wine and the ancestor of wine by winemakers of all generations. The birthplace of Du Kang wine is located at the junction of Ruyang and Yichuan counties in the south of Luoyang, Henan Province. It is adjacent to Yique Longmen in the north and Funiushan in the south. It is 50 kilometers away from Luoyang. It is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and has a mountainous, hilly and basin landform. More than 3,000 years ago, Du Kang was accidentally inspired by "empty mulberry and dirty rice, brewing millet and wheat to make pure mash" here. After repeated research and experiments, he summed up the secret of winemaking and created the winemaking technology using grain (sorghum) as raw materials. He pioneered the brewing of Chinese liquor and laid the foundation for the brewing of Chinese liquor. Since Du Kang began to make wine, there have been many folk breweries. Their brewing skills have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, and finally formed the magnificent Chinese wine culture garden with many names, each with its own characteristics, and magnificent and magnificent. Since Du Kang started brewing wine, wine has played an important role in all major social activities, from politics, economy, military, diplomacy, etiquette, religion, and sacrifice to banquets, weddings, and funerals. "I should be generous, and I can't forget my worries. How can I relieve my worries? Only Du Kang can do it." The poems left by Cao Cao, the Emperor Wu of Wei, and the love and affection of celebrities in the past dynasties for Du Kang wine have created a precedent for the celebrity effect of Chinese wine culture. Du Kang wine brewing skills and wine culture have always developed along with the progress of Chinese civilization, and have made important contributions to the prosperity of Chinese civilization. In 1972, under the instruction of Premier Zhou to "revive Du Kang and win glory for the country", the ancient Du Kang wine brewing technology was inherited and carried forward. Du Kang wine was once designated as "state banquet wine" and "special wine for foreign guests" by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, and was called "homesickness wine" in overseas Chinese communities and Taiwan.

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