It is said that Chinese liquor is a wine with a story, so Taiwan is no exception. There are reports that Taiwanese people have a general deviation in alcohol content. Nearly 50% of them blush after drinking a glass, but this does not affect Taiwan's production of white wine, especially after the economic and trade opening up. Taiwan wine brands have sprung into the mainland like mushrooms after a rain. When it comes to Taiwanese wine, you will definitely think of sorghum wine. In fact, in addition to sorghum , there are many fine wines in Taiwan, which have a strong Taiwanese flavor. Today, will share with you a few famous Taiwanese wines. It is said that some are not worse than Moutai!
1, Yushan Moutai Liquor
Guizhou has Moutai, and Taiwan has Moutai. Yushan Moutai Liquor is the same as Kweichow Moutai , and the same origin is different. Some say that due to the war, the brewing process of Moutai Liquor was packaged. In Taiwan Province, including winemakers, wine brewing equipment, wine koji, and seeds were brought to Taiwan. Some people who moved to Taiwan missed the taste of Maotai and the taste of their hometown, so they developed the "Taiwan Maotai" themselves. ”.
Although Yushan Moutai is not as famous as Kweichow Moutai, it is also very popular in the local area. Its taste is not worse than Kweichow Moutai, and its price is affordable. You can buy it for one or two hundred yuan. He won the silver medal at the 16th World Wine Competition held in Geneva in 1978. The wine degree is as high as 55 degrees, the wine color is clear and bright, and there is a light medicinal aroma in the mouth, which is mellow and sweet and refreshing, and the aftertaste is mellow.
2, Kinmen sorghum wine
Kinmen sorghum wine is one of the three famous wines in Taiwan Province. It is produced in Kinmen County , and is also the most familiar Taiwanese wine to the mainland. As early as a few years ago, the sales of Kinmen sorghum wine exceeded 3.4 billion yuan, and its sales in mainland China exceeded 200 million yuan. It can be seen that this wine is also very popular among mainland wine lovers.
Kingmen Winery was founded in 1952. Kinmen sorghum wine does not adopt the fragrance of domestic liquor, nor does it require the implementation standards of domestic liquor. Some people say it is a fragrance type, some people say it is a phoenix type, and some people say it is a Laobaigan type, seriously, it should be "no clear fragrance" and has four major characteristics: fragrance, mellow, sweet and soft. Although the alcohol content is as high as 58 degrees, it does not taste strong, but it is a bit soft. , the product becomes more and more mellow in the end. It is said that the storage of this wine is also very particular. It is made of low-temperature storage with the help of natural air-raid shelters, and cannot be fabricated in other places.
3, Baba Tunnel Wine
Baba Tunnel was originally a cave used by local people to avoid thieves. Later, the world used the wine to store wine in the cellar. Because the humidity and temperature of the tunnel were suitable, the wine here was also named "Baba Tunnel" liquor".
Among them, Mazu old wine is the most famous, and top sorghum wheat is strictly selected, and natural pure mineral water of Mazu Niujiaoling is brewed. It is made from the authentic traditional brewing process of Taiwanese fragrance type liquor , and pure grain. Because of the long-term aging in the hole, the alcohol and acid in the wine combine, and the ester produced makes the wine taste more mellow and rich. The cellar has a strong aroma, creating a top-notch taste that is hard, soft, sweet and refreshing. The treasures in the wine have become the cellar wine of Taiwan's liquor industry.
4, Yufeng Liquor
is a sorghum wine produced by Yufeng Winery. After the Taiwan Province private brewing ban was opened in 1993, Yufeng Winery began to be established and became the first private wineries. In order to make the most ideal red sorghum flavor, the distillery developed its own distilled liquor, and it only brewed but not sold for the first five years, and it was not until 2013 that the first batch of liquor was sold.
Yufeng Winery insists on the ancient method of red sorghum brewing, without adding any foreign substances, and has aged for at least 10 years. The wine has a strong aroma, outstanding grain fragrance, mellow entrance, and the fresh aroma of flowers and fruits, with a refreshing taste, which has never been drunk before. You can try it.
5, Dongyin sorghum wine
Another famous wine in Taiwan, Dongyin sorghum wine was once affiliated with Mazu winery, but later changed to Dongyin winery. It has a history of more than 70 years of winemaking, mainly producing sorghum wine, Wheat koji, using excellent water quality and ancient winemaking technology, creates soft and mellow wine with clear wine, and you can smell the strong grain fragrance at the mouth. It tastes very easy and is not spicy at all, and it still comes after drinking. You can reminisce about the sweetness of the wine.
6, Gold Medal Taiwan Beer
Gold Medal Taiwan Beer is an old brand, not inferior to the mainland Qingdao Beer , Harbin Beer , and has won international awards many times. Originally named "Gaosha Beer", it was later changed to Taiwan beer, using water, barley, stem rice ( Penglai Mi ), and hops as raw materials. Because it is close to Tamsui River , the beer brewed is densely foamy and has a slightly colored wine. Yellow, with a rounded taste, smells like malt , the wine in the mouth is very solid, the aftertaste is slightly sour and the bitterness of hops, especially some fruity beers, which have a low degree and are more suitable for young girls to drink. The packaging of
is a bit similar to the big green stick, and it is an old-fashioned paper label, which instantly gives a sense of déjà vu to the 1970s and 1980s.
7, Gemalan whiskey
I thought it was a foreign wine when I heard the name, but it was not. Gemalan was the name of the indigenous people for Yilan, where the winery was located. Germalan whiskey has won 650 international awards by 2022. It is a smooth and flavorful whiskey . It has a rich nut chocolate flavor in the mouth and tastes very delicious, emitting blackberries, raisins, plums, and milk. The aroma of chocolate also has a hint of mint, spice fruit, pepper and minerals. Every sip will surprise you. In the whiskey family, Germalan still has a very high status.
Taiwan wine is in line with the mainland in terms of historical origins and brewing skills. Moreover, Taiwanese wine does not allow to eat alcohol . It is basically pure grain solid fermentation , compared with mainland pure grain wine Each has its own flavor.
Of course, there are also many good wines in mainland China. For example, the Diaoyutai wine in Maotai Town, Kweichow and Guobin sauce wine are all high-quality sauce wine in China. They use the same raw materials and brewing technology as Moutai. After the "12987" process, they have been stored for 5 years in the cellar. , carefully blended. Although it is not as cheap as Taiwan Moutai, which costs about a hundred yuan, the wine tastes enough to instantly defeat the same level of soybean wine. You can smell the rich grain fragrance at the mouth, and there is still a aftertaste after drinking it. It is suitable for those who love wine. Take a closer look.
