According to our Chinese tradition, a family dinner will be prepared during festivals. Uncle Wang from Zhejiang is no exception. A week before the Mid-Autumn Festival, he had prepared the ingredients and drinks for the banquet in advance.
Just when Uncle Wang followed the rules to send Mid-Autumn wine list to the family group, the family members were furious. Uncle Wang’s son Xiao Wang even said bluntly, “Father, when you treat guests at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you can use these 3 cheap wines , which is so embarrassing to !”.
However, Uncle Wang insisted on entertaining relatives and friends with these "cheap wines". Who would have thought that on the Mid-Autumn Festival, relatives and friends were very satisfied after drinking, and repeatedly praised Uncle Wang for being a wine expert. Uncle Wang was very popular at the banquet.
After the guest left, Xiao Wang was very confused and quickly asked his father about the reason. Uncle Wang took the three wines to Xiao Wang and explained them carefully to him.
Kuaijishan Yellow Wine
Uncle Wang first asked his son: "Think about what brand of rice wine is the most popular in our family since we were young?" " Kuaijishan ", Xiao Wang was stunned after saying that, and looked at the wine that his father really held.
Uncle Wang smiled and said, "That's right, no matter the full moon banquet for the children in his family, or the wedding of men and women, everyone loves to use this wine. We Zhejiang people, especially the older generation who love to drink yellow wine, don't put a few jars of Kuaiji Mountain in their homes.
white glutinous rice and high-quality wheat are used as raw materials, and then combined with our Shaoxing sweet Jianhu water rich in mineral , brewed according to the craft passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors.
The wine produced is orange-yellow and clear. It takes a sip of fresh, sweet and bitter spreads layer by layer on the tongue, and has a light cooked grain fragrance, with a soft and smooth taste. When you were a kid, you secretly drink it while the adults were not at home, but you fell asleep next to the wine jar when you were drunk. "
Hearing this, Xiao Wang suddenly remembered that the elders at home brewed ginger and warm rice wine in winter, so he said, "Father, you chose Kuaiji Mountain because the elderly are used to drinking this flavor of rice wine."
Lao Wang nodded, drank a sip of water, picked up the second bottle of wine, and said seriously: "Although we Zhejiang people love to drink yellow wine, white wine is essential for important occasions."
Mutai Gudao Wine
Xiao Wang looked at the bottle in his father's hand and asked, "Isn't this wine given by your Guizhou friend? I always feel reluctant to drink it when I see you put it in."
Lao Wang smiled and said: "That's right, this wine is produced from the core area of Maotai Town sauce wine in Guizhou , Maotai Town, upstream of Chishui River . The raw materials for brewing are from the local area. Specialty Red Tassel Glutinous Sorghum , followed by the traditional 12987 Daqukunsha method as the brewing process.
During the brewing period of a year, the ingredients must be poured twice, steamed nine times, fermented eight times, and taken out the wine seven times, and finally aged and stored for at least 5 years. "
Hearing this, Xiao Wang said in surprise: "I heard that this craft produces a low wine rate, and 5 kilograms of grain can produce up to 1 kilogram of wine. The craft complex is almost all carried out by manual ." As soon as Xiao Wang finished speaking, Lao Wang poured his son a full cup.
Xiao Wang saw that the wine in the cup was slightly yellow and the wine was dense. He smelled it with a strong aroma. He took a sip and put it in his mouth. The five flavors were balanced, and there was a burnt aroma similar to the pot crust. After swallowing the wine, he sniffed it and breathed a lightly, and the nose was filled with the fragrance of grain.
"How does it taste like Moutai ?" Xiao Wang asked curiously after drinking it. Lao Wang laughed and said, "This wine is the same as Moutai . In addition, the person in charge is also a disciple of Li Xing, the old director of Moutai , and Feng Xiaoning . After all, he is one of the Eight Immortals of Moutai with 30 years of work experience. She knows a lot about sauce wine ."
Hearing this, Xiao Wang slapped his thigh and said anxiously: "I remember that last week our company boss used this wine to host customers. Everyone said it was delicious. After drinking , it was not dry , and it was not overwhelming. It turned out that you chose this wine because it was indeed delicious."
Lao Baifen15
I saw Lao Wang looking at his son with a smile, took out the last bottle of Lao Baifen 15, and said, "We should not only consider people who love to drink, but also think of people who are not good at drinking.
This wine belongs to the Daqu Qingxiang type wine, produced in Xinghua Village, Fenyang County, Shanxi Province. Fenjiu was already the palace wine at that time during the Southern and Northern Dynasties .
It uses sorghum , barley, pea as raw materials. It is inherited from the brewing process through the ancient method . The wine is clear and transparent, and it smells of pea fragrance. "
Xiao Wang picked up the wine he poured from his father. When he first tasted it, the taste was refreshing and sweet, similar to green apple sweet fragrance, and it also has a corn sugar aroma. The layered rich has a soft taste. After swallowing it, it has a faint sweet and fresh aftertaste. It is not sticky at all. does not stick to the mouth .
Xiao Wang also understood his father's intention. After drinking it, he said: "It is true that is not spicy 's throat. Even if people who have never drunk white wine, they will not feel irritated or uncomfortable. It turns out that you use this old Baifen for family banquets, those who are not good at drinking. No wonder everyone says that you consider in all aspects. "
Finally, Xiao Wang looked at his father and said seriously: "I originally thought these three wines were cheap, but I didn't expect that they were all good wines with quality ."
Lao Wang looked at his son for a while and said earnestly: "Children, you should not only look at the price when choosing wine, but you should measure the ingredients , crafts and quality of the wine, and learn to understand the small details of life.
You can’t just look at the surface of everything. Your future journey is still long. You must read it carefully and learn carefully. "After listening to Lao Wang's words, Xiao Wang's respect for his father became more respectful. The father and son chatted with wine, opened their hearts and talked about everything.
