Although the sales of Chinese liquor in the West are in disarray, Western wines are indeed very popular in China.
Just like the "XO" wine we often see in TV dramas, we often see rich people consuming "XO" wine on TV.
Of course, this situation not only happens often in TV dramas, but also in real life, where wealthy people are keen to pay. So what exactly is this “XO” wine, and why do rich people pay for it?
The so-called "XO" wine
will essentially be brandy wine that belongs to . "XO" wine is not a kind of liquor, but represents a general name: it represents the best brandy, which is a kind of distilled liquor.
Foreign wine, like white wine, is divided into grades. Just like our liquor is divided into superior grade, first grade, and second grade, foreign wine is also divided into XO, VSOP, VS, VO, etc. The "X" refers to high-grade brandy, and the "O" refers to aged brandy. Together, it is aged and high-grade brandy.
This grade is determined according to the year of barrel brewing. The vintages of different grades are different. XO represents 10-50 years, and the lower the grade, the lower it is, around 5-10 years.
Some brandies also have "XXO", which represents a higher year, and of course the price is more expensive.
The reason why rich people like him is also very simple:
①: Open the market and be brave in innovation
Rich people like to play something different, not just for fun, but also for drinking. Especially this kind of XO, which represents class, was rarely seen in China before, so it is understandable that rich people pay for it.
②: There are many ways to drink, not limited to
For foreign wine, the disadvantage of white wine is that it cannot be blended. After the white wine is blended, it will undergo earth-shaking changes. However, the disadvantage is that it can only be blended by professional winemakers, while foreign wine cannot be blended. The method is relatively simple and does not require very professional techniques to create different flavors.
③: Drinking highly palatable
The general alcohol content of foreign wine is around 40 degrees. It is very palatable and not very intoxicating. It is a preferred way for rich people to get tipsy.
In addition, when buying XO, you need to be careful not to buy fake XO wine, because there are many scammers taking advantage of this loophole and letting you buy fake products.
So when we see foreign wine, we don’t need to be overly enthusiastic about it. Our Chinese liquor is also very broad and profound, and we can easily identify fake liquor. We don’t know if we have been cheated by drinking foreign liquor, so the wine on the wine table should still be mainly liquor. If you don’t know how to choose, you can take a look at the following two wines. They are both 100% pure grain wines, and they are more in line with the taste buds of the Chinese people.
Fengyun Jiangfu sealed
Mao sauce flavor has always been a rare existence in the sauce wine market. Except for Maotai, it is rare to drink authentic ones, but everyone knows the price. But even in this affordable sauce wine, it still has the authentic Mao sauce flavor, all thanks to the brewer of this wine, Li Changshou.
Mr. Li Changshou is the inheritor of the authentic Mao blending method. He learned from his father, Li Xingfa, the former deputy director of Maotai and the father of Maotai Xiang. In order to commemorate his father and inherit his father's ambition, he personally brewed and blended this wine.
It is true that Mr. Li Xingfa’s achievements must be remembered by contemporary people.
At that time, in order to solve the problems of unstable wine quality and insufficient production of Moutai , he conducted wine quality experiments every day in the winery. Many years later, he finally discovered Maotai wine, which solved the problems of Maotai winery and raised the quality of Maotai wine to a new level.
In order to commemorate his father, Li Changshou personally brewed this wine and blended it with 5-year-old Kunsha + 12-year-old wine . Finally, he added several kinds of blending wines left by Li Xingfa, and finally created the classic Maotai sauce aroma.
This wine has an authentic aroma of mahogany in the mouth, and pure sauce aroma. Because a high proportion of old wine is added, it tastes more mellow and has a richer sauce aroma. It ends slightly sour , and the cheeks are filled with saliva, and the aftertaste is long!
Luzhou Laojiao Tequ
Aroma type: strong aroma, As a representative of Sichuan strong aroma liquor, this wine is also the well-deserved king at a price of 100 yuan. The raw material is local high-quality waxy sorghum, which is made from wheat. The water is Longquan well water and Tuojiang water .
Using the traditional mixed steaming continuous fermentation method and the superior and unique geographical location of Luzhou , Luzhou Laojiao is completely natural, with excellent wine quality, mellow and smooth taste, full and round body , and the pure aroma of the cellar brewed with single grains is well-known all over the world. The only shortcoming is that has a single taste , not thick enough, but still a fine wine and worth tasting. I believe everyone has tasted it.
