When you pick up sauce wine, there is a place that cannot be bypassed. span style="font family: Tahoma;" >- Maotai Town. Maotai Town may seem inconspicuous, but it enjoys an international reputation and is known as the "No.1 Liquor Town in China". This is the best place to brew sauce wine, so what is the magic of the small town of Maotai that can endow sauce wine with unique charm? Mention sauce wine, there is an inescapable place - Maotai town. Maotai Town may seem unremarkable, but it enjoys an international reputation and is called "the first wine town in China". This is the best place to make sauce wine, so what is the magic of small Maotai town that can give sauce wine its unique charm?
1. Unique geographical location
Maotai Town is located in Chishui River, surrounded by mountains, is located in the valley area more than 400 meters above sea level, the formation is composed of sedimentary rocks, the soil is purple sandstone, the soil is soft, with excellent water permeability. Due to special geographical conditions, the climate of Maotai town is also warm in winter and hot in summer, with little rainfall. The average annual temperature is 18.5 degrees Celsius, the average annual relative humidity is 78%, and the average annual rainfall is 1088 mm. This unique terrain and geological structure can make the temperature, humidity, light and wind speed in the ecological environment suitable for the growth and reproduction of brewing microorganisms.
2. Quality raw materials
One of the raw materials of the sauce wine is Maotai town unique red tassel glutinous sorghum, known as "Maotai sweet meat", its solid and full grain, small grain thick skin, the content of this sorghum amylopectin up to 90%, so it has a good cooking resistance. Because the sauce wine needs to be cooked repeatedly in the production process, and the wine takes a long time, if you use ordinary sorghum, it may not be able to complete such a process. The characteristics of red tassels glutinous sorghum can ensure the amount of wine for brewing sauce wine. At the same time, due to its moderate tannin content, it helps to form a long flavor of sauce wine.
3. Good water makes good wine
Maotai town, from west to east, the Chishui River, all the way through Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan border, and finally into the Yangtze River. The soil in the Chishui River Basin has a high content of sandy and gravel soil, loose soil with large voids and strong permeability. When the rainy season comes, the rain will carry a lot of purple soil into the river, making the river red. Between the Double Ninth Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival the following year, the rainfall drops sharply and the river is clear and transparent again.
Chishui River water contains a large number of mineral elements, from the banks and the bottom of the river sedimentary rocks, these elements make the water taste sweet, the total hardness of 9.46, PH value is weak alkaline, between 7.0-7.8, colorless transparent, is the best source of wine.
4. Unique sauce wine brewing technology
The "12987" brewing process of soy sauce wine is very famous, that is, one cycle, two grain feeding, nine cooking, eight fermentation, and seven wine taking. The natural variation of Chishui River water provides a good time order for the brewing of sauce wine, and the rhythm of the weather can give sauce wine different aroma and taste.
In addition, the brewing of sauce wine is also inseparable from the rigorous and supervision of the process, and different wine companies have different requirements for their own brewing standards. Therefore, when choosing products, it is more important to polish your eyes and choose reliable and guaranteed sauce wine.
1.9Unique Geographical Location 99
Maotai Town is located on the banks of the Chishui River, surrounded by mountains on all sides. It is situated at an altitude of meters, the strata are composed of sedimentary rocks, and the soil is purple red sandstone, with soft soil and excellent permeability. Due to its unique geographical conditions, the climate of Maotai Town is also warm in winter and hot in summer, with little rainfall, Annual average temperature 918.59Celsius 999Annual average relative humidity 978% 9, with an average annual rainfall of 10889 millimeters. This unique terrain and geological structure can enable the temperature, humidity, light, wind speed, and other factors in the ecological environment to reach an environment suitable for the growth and reproduction of brewing microorganisms. 9
9High quality raw materials 99
One of the raw materials for > sauce wine is the unique red tassel glutinous sorghum in Maotai Town, known as 911span style="font family: Verdana;" > "sauce flavored meat", with solid and plump particles, small and thick skin, This type of sorghum has a amylopectin content of up to 990% 9 or higher, thus possessing good cooking resistance characteristics. Due to the need for repeated steaming and boiling during the production process of sauce wine, the extraction time is relatively long. If ordinary sorghum is used, this process may not be possible. The characteristics of red tassel glutinous sorghum can ensure the yield of sauce wine, and due to its moderate tannin content, it helps to form a long aftertaste style of sauce wine. 9
3.9Good Water Brewing Good Wine 99
Maotai Town is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with the Chishui River flowing from west to east, passing through the Yunnan Guizhou Sichuan border and finally merging into the Yangtze River. The soil in the Chishui River Basin has a high content of sandy and gravel soil, which is loose and has large voids and strong permeability. Whenever the rainy season arrives, rainwater carries a large amount of purple red soil into the river, making the river red in color. Between the Double Ninth Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival in the following year, the rainfall suddenly decreased and the river water returned to clear and transparent.
The river water of the > Chishui River contains a large amount of mineral elements, originating from sedimentary rocks on both banks and at the bottom of the river. These elements make the river water taste refreshing and sweet, The total hardness is 99.469999 value is weakly alkaline, Between 97.0900011/span>9-9span, it is colorless and transparent, making it the best water source for brewing. 9
4.9Unique sauce wine brewing process 99011o: p>
The 9 sauce wine's 911span style="font family: Calibri. The natural changes of the Chishui River provide a good chronological sequence for the brewing of sauce wine, and following the rhythm of the weather can endow sauce wine with different aromas and flavors. 9
In addition, the brewing of sauce wine also relies on rigorous and supervised processes, and different liquor companies have varying requirements for their own brewing standards. Therefore, when choosing products, it is even more important to keep your eyes open and choose reliable and guaranteed sauce wine.
