Based on alcohol content, wine can be divided into high alcohol (51% -67%), moderate alcohol (38% -50%) and low alcohol wine (38% or less).
According to the type of goods, wine can be divided into: white wine, Chinese yellow wine, beer, fruit wine, and medicinal liquor.
Chinese Wine Culture
Chinese wine, with its long history and its numerous varieties, enjoys great prestige both at home and abroad. The age-old Chinese wine culture, extensive and profound, exerts far-reaching influence on every aspect of Chinese social life. Wine and its culture hold a prominent position in myths, legends and historical stories, in literature, arts and real life, in solemn rites and daily meals, asserting themselves through the five- thousand-year history of the Chinese nation.
Wuliangye ( 五粮液) Jiugui ( 酒鬼)
果酒Fruit Wine
?Fruit wine was made from fruits and berries through direct fermentation, with an alcohol content of about 15%. Its flavor varies, hinging on the different fruits used as raw materials, and it retains the aroma of the fruits from which it was made. Fruit wine has a higher nutritional value. Grape wine is a typical kind of fruit wine.
In accordance with the sugar content, wine can be divided into: sweet wine (more than 10%), semi-sweet wine ( 5% -10%), semiliquor (0.5% -5%) and dry wine (0.5%).
The Origin of Wine
上天造酒说 The Legend of a God Making Wine 仪狄造酒说 The Legend of Yi Di Inventing Wine 杜康造酒说 The Story of Du Kang Inventing Wine
何以解忧？唯有杜康。 --Only Dukang wine can relieve my anxiety! --“What can eliminate my melancholy?
Only Dukang wine” --What's the remedy for my grief?
Of course, it's Dukang wine!
The Varieties of Wine
Chinese wine has a long history and a broad variety. Depending on the manufacturing method, wine can be categorized into brewage, distilled spirits and liqueur.
白酒 White Liquor
? White liquor, traditional Chinese distilled liquor, also known literally as “stewed wine” or “white dry”, is one of the world' s six most famous distilled wines (white liquor, brandy, whiskey, vodka and rum).
药酒Medicinal Liquor
?Medicinal liquor was made by adding to wine different kinds of Chinese herbal medicines such as ginseng人参, wolfberry枸杞 and the hairy antlers of a young stag鹿角.
? The alcohol conteenerally above 40%, making it strongly irritant. White liquor is clear with a pure texture and rich aroma and tastes soft and mild.
Fen jiu (汾酒)
?dates back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties ?made from sorghum
Erguotou (二锅头)
Maotai jiu (茅台酒) ?a history of over 200 years ?originating from the town of Maotai, Guizhou ?made from wheat and sorghum