Rice wine is a Chinese specialty and is known as the world's three largest ancient wines together with beer and wine. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties more than 3,000 years ago, the Chinese created the original wine koji fermentation method and began to brew large quantities of rice wine. Hubei old yellow wine is a typical representative of the rice wine, and Xiangyang yellow wine is the leader among Hubei old yellow wine. Xiangyang Yellow Wine is like milk, has a good aroma, a slightly sweet and sour taste, and a slight wine flavor. 
Xiangyang rice wine has "three wonders"
Xiangyang rice wine mainly includes three major varieties: Xiangyang rice wine, Danhe rice wine, and Difeng rice wine. These three types of rice wines have different methods, craftsmanship and taste, and each has its own advantages. They are also called the "three wonders" of Xiangyang rice wine.
Xiangyang rice wine uses glutinous rice, which also inherits the ancient traditional production method. Rice wine contains a large amount of protein , fat, thiamine, riboflavin, especially carbohydrate and niacin, reaching 78.9 grams and 2.6 grams per 100 grams respectively. Xiangyang rice wine contains a large amount of sugar and nitrogen leaching, which has a very high calories and is extremely low in alcohol. It does not harm the liver or stomach. It also has the function of relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation and enhancing appetite. It has high nutritional value and is very suitable for drinking by the elderly. In daily life, it can also be used as a flavoring or anti-fishing agent for cooking dishes, as well as medical auxiliary materials and medicine introductions.
Danhe thick wine uses high-quality glutinous rice as raw material, and uses Danhe water at the source of " South-to-North Water Diversion ", and is brewed with a unique process, without blending, no auxiliary materials or additives. After testing by the National Food Quality Supervision and Inspection Center, Danhe Crimson Wine is rich in oligopeptides (0.9g/100ml) and 18 kinds of amino acids .
Dixiong Yellow Wine is Zaoyang (a county-level city under Xiangyang) Lutou Town A kind of home-brewed rice wine passed down from generation to generation. Its process is complex, with bright yellow and bright wine, clear and amber color, clear and transparent. Because it hides the wine mother underground seal during fermentation, it is called ground seal, also called "falling down when the wind is seen". Difeng Yellow Wine is a fine product among rice wine, with a strong rice aroma and sweetness. It is suitable for drinking among all kinds of people, and it has a variety of ways to drink. Hot drinks in winter, heat them in hot water or drink them after heating. They can not only feel the mellow fragrance of rice wine, but also have a good effect of repelling cold and warming the body. For cold drinks in summer, you can also add appropriate amount of juice, soda, etc. to drink, which will be cool and refreshing and fragrant. Difeng Yellow Wine is hand-brewed by folk, and it is natural and produces very small annually.
Xiangyang rice wine and beef noodles are perfect matches
Xiangyang people like to eat beef noodles and also like to drink rice wine. There are many yellow taverns in the streets and alleys of Xiangyang City and all counties and cities under its jurisdiction. Xiangyang Yellow Tavern is similar to teahouses in Jiangnan or Sichuan, and is especially popular among retired elderly people. A few acquaintances and old friends, a bowl of rice wine, a plate of side dishes, or a plate of peanuts, chatting while drinking, just like drinking tea. In the rice taverns on both sides of the Han River and its branch rivers, people drink with fun, and cars and horses on the shore flow like dragons, and rivers and boats fly over and over, which really has the charm of the Qingming Festival on the River.
Before, when cars had not yet entered the homes of ordinary people, "office workers" or early-wake businessmen loved to drink rice wine every morning. People in Xiangyang are used to going to the noodle restaurant in the morning to come to a bowl of beef noodles, plus a bowl of rice wine or soy milk, and drink while eating. A bowl of warm rice wine entered the stomach, the cold air was dispelled, and the whole body was full of energy. The first thing many Xiangyang people who are away from home to return home is to get up early and rush to the market town. They find a tidy noodle shop on the street, ask for a bowl of beef noodles and a bowl of rice wine to enjoy the authentic and authentic hometown flavor. Rice wine and beef noodles are both homesick labels for people in Xiangyang.
Xiangyang Yellow Wine has a long history and is well-known. Li Bai wrote in " Xiangyang Song ": "When people are drunk, they ask what's wrong with laughing, they kill the mountain duke, drunk like mud. Cormorant ladle, parrot cup. 36,000 days a year, 300 cups must be poured in a day." Taibai described in "Xiangyang Song": "When the mountain duke is drunk, he is drunk under the high sun. He is white on his head and rides a horse inverted." Let Poetry Immortal drink 300 cups a day, and when he drinks it until he is refreshing, it is the Xiangyang rice wine that has been passed down to this day.Xiangyang rice wine tastes fragrant and peaceful. Generally speaking, it’s okay for those who don’t know how to drink a bowl, but those who know how to drink three or five bowls are just a little drunk.
Jin YongA city that all the heroes want to go to is Xiangyang, because the rice wine there is arousing people's yearning for it. "The jade jar is like tung milk", Xiangyang rice wine is endless aftertaste.
Why should we drink old yellow wine when we get married in Xiangyang
People in Xiangyang get married, and there is the custom of "drinking old yellow wine". On the night of the wedding, the groom's family and his good relatives had dinner together, and most of them were old rice wine on the table. Old yellow wine has a smell of wine and is not easy to intoxicate. In such an atmosphere, family and relatives warmly wish the newcomers and send them earnestly, and the scene is particularly warm and moving.
When I was working in my hometown, one winter, I went to a high-altitude mountain village with a colleague. The village party secretary took us to the villages and households and had dinner at the farmers' houses at night. The farmer uncle asked his wife to take out the smoked wax ribs and dried cowpea and stew it on the stove in a pressure cooker. After a while, the fragrance of the ribs wafted all over the house. The uncle brought out another jar of old rice wine. When he opened the lid, the fragrance of wine came to his face. Less than ten minutes after dinner, each of my colleagues, village party secretary and uncle had already drunk three bowls of rice wine. I was drinking poorly. Although I tried my best to refuse, I finally felt drunk and sleepy because I could not refuse the affection. Soon, I went straight to my uncle's guest room and fell asleep. Rice wine is originally stable and will not be intoxicating easily, but I can’t bear to drink. In addition, I have walked a lot of mountain roads during the day and feel tired. (Author: Tu Qizhi, originally published in "Chutian Metropolis Daily" on November 9, 2022. The editor has adjusted the title and added a subtitle. If there is any infringement, please contact us to delete it)
