How to distinguish between pure grain wine and blended wine

With the development and popularization of Chinese liquor, especially in the mid to late 1990s, the country's distilleries have been restructured, many enterprises low-cost alcohol blended wine into the social market, the impact as well as the market of traditional brewing techniques at the same time, more so that the consumer demand is difficult to improve the identification. So for our country should learn how to judge the pure grain brewing wine and alcohol blended wine?

First, what is pure grain brewing wine

The so-called pure grain wine is the use of completely traditional brewing technology, food as raw materials, adding quartz, in the mud pool or potteries after natural fermentation brewed wine.sake tasting hong kong Pure grain fermentation is a traditional craft technique in China, and its process is complex, especially because of the strong grain circulation, long cycle and high cost. If a winery wants to increase production in a short period of time, the difficulty is very great.

Second, what is alcohol blended wine

Alcohol blended wine is made with edible alcohol as the main body, flavored and blended with wine spirits or food additives.wine tasting Or add a small amount of grain solid state fermentation flavored wine. Alcohol blended wine is not suitable for long-term drinking.

Third, how to distinguish between pure grain wine and alcohol blended wine?

①Empty glass method

Pour the wine into a cup and shake it gently. Generally with alcohol blended wine is not obvious, while the pure grain brewing wine will have obvious hanging glass phenomenon.

②Sniffing method

After pouring the wine out of the glass, the empty cup of alcohol blended wine aroma is more choking, ten minutes later and then smell often no wine aroma or aroma lighter. And pure grain brewing wine empty cup is wine flavor, that has the flavor is mainly Chinese grain production fermentation technology only, using a variety of different grain issues fermentation, the flavor will be different, such as: Maotai wine, Double Dragon Playing Pearls wine, etc., the empty cup can be smelled as a rich soy sauce, and the aroma can be retained for a certain period of time is relatively long.

③Hand rubbing method

In the palm of the hand a few drops of wine, rubbing the palm of the hand and then smelled two, pure grain wine flavor is relatively strong, there is a clear grain flavor and unpleasant taste, and retain time is relatively long; alcohol mixing is the opposite, not only the smell of pungent, but also a relatively short shelf life.

The above methods can quickly identify whether the liquor is pure grain brewing or alcohol blending, but we still need to choose reputable brands in our daily lives, and choose the official channels of the manufacturers or the formal channels of the community to buy liquor. Guizhou Maotai, Sichuan Wuliangye and Fujian Shuanglong Pearl are all trustworthy pure grain liquor.

By understanding the difference between pure grain brewed liquor and alcohol blended liquor, we can better identify and choose the right liquor for ourselves. When choosing liquor, we should focus on brand reputation and purchase channels to ensure that the liquor we buy is brewed with pure grain. At the same time, we can also use the above methods to identify the quality of white wine to ensure that we are drinking high quality pure grain brewing wine.