Before, I always thought that the "high wine" and "low-alcohol wine" in white wine were nothing more than the different alcohol content and the others were no different. Do many friends agree with this view? However, when Lao Yu was slightly drunk when he attended the second-year-old full-month banquet for his childhood child, he happened to be a wine dealer who had been dealing with for many years. After a conversation, he realized that in addition to alcohol, there was a big difference between "high wine and low-alcohol wine", which really opened his eyes!
So, today Lao Yu doesn’t talk about cooking skills or recipes, just tell you what the difference is between high-alcohol and low-alcohol wine! Especially as the end of the year approaches, there are many gatherings. After reading the article, when having dinner with everyone, I will talk about what I read today to everyone, and everyone will think you are knowledgeable! What is the difference between
high-alcohol and low-alcohol wine?
alcohol definition different
What is high wine? It means that the alcohol content is between 45 degrees and 58 degrees , but it is not ruled out that some white wines are 60 degrees 70 degrees. So what is low-alcohol wine? It means that the alcohol content is between 32 degrees and 45 degrees . The liquor in these ranges is low-altitude liquor. No matter how low it is, it does not belong to low-altitude liquor!
Tips: Alcoholness refers to the proportion of alcohol in a bottle of white wine. For example, if a bottle of 1000 ml of white wine is 60 degrees, then alcohol accounts for 600 ml, water accounts for 400 ml, and so on. The brewing process of
is different
Although it is also white wine, the brewing process of high wine and low-alcohol wine is different! First of all, low-alcohol wine is mixed with high-alcohol blend. Therefore, the flavor, taste, and amount of mixed alcohols contained in low-alcohol wine depends entirely on its base wine (high-level liquor). So, to a complex extent, low-alcohol liquor is more complicated!
Because low-alcohol liquor not only needs to maintain the flavor of the original wine, but also needs to maintain the quality of "low but not light, low but not turbid", but also has its own style characteristics. So what does it mean to be low but not light? To turn high-alcohol liquor into low-alcohol liquor means adding water, but if it is not done well in the process of adding water, it will taste light and tasteless after being drunk.
Secondly, for low-alcohol liquor, the most difficult thing is low but not turbid. What does this mean? Because after adding water to the liquor, it will become turbid and there is no wine yet. Therefore, low-alcohol liquor not only needs to ensure the clear quality of the wine, but also needs to make the wine shiny and moderate.
And for highly liquor, the most difficult thing is the brewing process. Because if the process is not in place, the quality of the wine will be poor. As we all know, the main ingredients in liquor are water and ethanol , which both account for 98% of the liquor. The remaining 2% are trace ingredients produced during brewing, such as acids, esters, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, phenols, aromatic compound and their derivatives. These substances determine the flavor of the liquor.
Lao Yu took the well-known sauce-flavored wine as an example, its brewing process is very difficult! Take Master Han Dong (Daya) whom Lao Yu often drinks for example. The craftsmanship of this wine is the most difficult brewing process for sauce-flavored wine 12987! What is 12987? First of all, the production process of winemaking is one production cycle of a year. It usually starts from Double Ninth Festival (that is, the first time the feed is poured), and then to the dumping of the next August. The grain of winemaking needs to go through spring, summer, autumn and winter. During this period, two more ingredients need to be poured, nine steaming, eight fermentation, and seven fermentation. This is the highest brewing process of sauce-flavored wine 12,987. After 7 times of taking the wine, the wine of Handong must be mixed and stored in each round, and then stored in the wine for 6 years. Everyone says that drinking friends like sauce-flavored white wine, which is not unreasonable! The complex and cumbersome brewing process is destined to make the wine brewed smoothly.
Secondly, the reason why Lao Yu chose Master Handong's wine was that in addition to the 12987 brewing process, it is also because this wine was brewed by Zeng Chuanzheng, the direct disciple of Li Xingfa , the taste of this wine is very similar to that of Moutai wine , but the price is very affordable. It is equivalent to spending the price of low-end liquor, and drinking the quality of high-end liquor!
storage time is different
The old saying is good; wine is aged. The longer the liquor is stored, the better its flavor and the better its taste. However, there is a prerequisite here. Only high-grade liquor can be stored for a long time. Low-grade liquor cannot be stored for a long time. It can even be said that high-quality high-grade liquor will be more fragrant and more valuable as the more it is released. Low-grade liquor needs to be drunk as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be drunk!
or above is what I shared with you today. Do you feel like you suddenly realize it when you see it? To be honest, after listening to other wine merchants, Lao Yu also gained knowledge! If you know anything else about liquor, please leave a message in the comment area to share. Finally, thank you for watching.
