Traditional brewing techniques of Shanghai rice wine

Shanghai
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Yellow rice wine is the oldest fermented wine in my country. It is known as one of the "three ancient wines in the world" along with wine and beer. Yellow rice wine generally contains only 15% alcohol, which is one-fourth of white wine. It has the characteristics of strong aroma, sweet body, unique flavor and rich nutrition. It is a low-alcohol wine that people like. It contains 7 kinds of amino acids that are essential to the human body but cannot be synthesized by the body. Drinking it regularly in moderation can increase appetite and relieve fatigue. Yellow rice wine can also be used as a cooking seasoning. It can remove fishy smells and increase aroma, making dishes more delicious. Yellow rice wine can also be used as a medicine. Yellow rice wine soaking medicine can make the medicinal properties enter the wine and enhance the efficacy, which has the effect of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, nourishing qi, nourishing the body and beautifying the skin. The technology of Shanghai yellow rice wine brewing originated from China's winemaking history of more than 5,000 years. It is made of glutinous rice as raw material and is fermented into a liquid beverage through secondary fermentation of koji. The main process of traditional Chinese yellow rice wine brewing is: soaking rice-steaming rice-drying rice-falling into the tank for fermentation-opening rake-jar fermentation-frying wine-packaging. Today, the traditional brewing techniques of Shanghai rice wine are in the same vein as the traditional rice wine brewing process, but with considerable improvements: the production method uses rice, millet, corn, millet, wheat and other raw materials as the main raw materials, and adopts steaming, adding wine yeast, saccharification, fermentation, pressing, filtering, frying, storage and blending. In particular, Shanghai rice wine has absorbed the essence of Zhejiang Shaoxing wine and preserved the craftsmanship of Jiangsu sweet liquor. The wine has a honey-yellow and clear color, and a rich and elegant aroma, making it a leader in China's rice wine brewing industry.

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