The local liquor produced in Huangling used to be called Shaoguo, also known as Shaozhen and Shaoke, which is where liquor is brewed.
According to the investigation of 1942 (in the 31st year of the Republic of China), the kilns with a daily output of 100 kg or more in huangling county at that time were Dexing River, Sanlongxing, Shunxinglong, Tongxin City and Taixian Kilns in Longfang, Huangling, with an annual output of more than 60 tons of liquor, which were exported to northern Shaanxi, such as Guanzhong. After the founding of New China, the number of private breweries in Huangling decreased one after another, and there were only Yishun and Dafen breweries in Diantou Town.
Xuanyuan wine has excellent water quality, because there is a well in Xingcheng village. "For thousands of years, a local folk song said:" There is a corner well at the shop head, and the well water can be used for shochu; Du Kang used it to get Liu Ling drunk, and the Yellow Emperor used it to worship the hero. First, people use it to worship heaven and earth, and the well water in the corner has magical power. "The water in the horn well tastes clear and sweet. The wine brewed from this well is cool and transparent, pure and sweet. Daqu-making is mainly corn, with millet, barley, wheat and adzuki bean in the majority. These raw materials are basically the main crops produced locally in Huangling.
It contains an ancient and distant historical tradition, embodies the pious sons and daughters of Qian Qian who protect the mausoleum, carefully cultivated natural raw materials, and the clear and sweet well water in the corner of Huangling, which is inclusive, draws on other people's strengths without losing the traditional brewing technology, and brews Xuanyuan wine with historical feelings. This is a dialogue with history and an exchange with the times.
Xuanyuan liquor is a kind of Luzhou-flavor liquor (Luzhou-flavor liquor and Maotai-flavor liquor), which is full-bodied, cool and transparent in color, and integrates cellar flavor, Maotai flavor and grain flavor. Its fragrance is elegant and delicate, sweet and refreshing, comfortable and wonderful, with a long aftertaste and unique style.
Xuanyuan Liquor inherits the ancient liquor-making heritage, and takes rich local high-quality millet, wheat, barley and adzuki beans as raw materials, with liquor-making fermentation and flavoring agents, and selects high-quality corn as raw materials, and carries out mixed steaming, mixed burning, continuous residue fermentation, dry distillation, wine breaking, cellar aging, careful blending and canning. The unique and scientific brewing technology determines the unique style.
Huangling Xuanyuan liquor developed to 1950s, and it was all operated by hand in the form of traditional workshops. There is a folk saying that "there is water in the spring, donkeys grind grain, bellows fire, wooden lifting, three tired and one bitter". It is a true portrayal of the production and labor of winemakers.
Before the 1960s, the local liquor-making industry mostly used solid-state fermentation to brew distilled liquor, which was characterized by simple process, coarse broken grains, unstable koji-grain ratio and unstable liquor yield. After learning from foreign experience, corn, sorghum, distiller's yeast barley, wheat and peas were used as raw materials, and the solid-state fermentation distillation method was adopted. Therefore, the brewing technology of Xuanyuan wine is formulated, the variety of grain is fixed, and the quality is produced according to the standard. Due to the strict implementation of Grade 5 17 regulations on ingredients, production technology and operating procedures, wineries have always maintained a high qualification rate in alcohol consumption and quality.
According to historical records, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, wine was divided into "five spirits" and "three spirits", so there has been a saying since ancient times that "wine is based on aging, and the more it is hidden, the better it is". Xuanyuan wine has been stored in caves on the Loess Plateau for many years since it was brewed. The temperature in the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, and the temperature in the cave is kept between 5- 17 degrees all the year round, which provides an excellent environment for the growth of microorganisms and is called "the best plateau wine cabinet in the world" by many foreign winemakers. The container for holding wine is a good clay pot, which contains many minerals. It can keep the fragrance of wine for a long time, make wine more mellow and promote the aging of wine. Drinking is a kind of culture, and the brewing history of Xuanyuan wine is an important witness to the continuation of traditional culture. She witnessed the historical footprint of the Chinese nation's continuous development and reproduction. She traced back to the Yellow Emperor and inherited the Song and Ming Dynasties, enjoying a thousand-year reputation and inheriting the traditional character of the Chinese nation. Its basic characteristics are:
1. Xuanyuan brewing technology is the oldest brewing technology in China. After 5,000 years' vicissitudes, it follows China's traditional wine-making skills and is a living fossil to witness the history of Chinese civilization.
2. The sons and daughters of China nourished by Xuanyuan Liquor have inherited the spiritual qualities of diligence, self-cultivation, hard work, courage, wisdom, kindness, justice and kindness in the spirit of the Yellow Emperor. These spirits * * * isomorphically become the rich connotation of the Chinese national spirit that has been passed down through the ages. Han people worship and commemorate the Yellow Emperor, that is, respect their ancestors, inherit and carry forward the great spirit of the Yellow Emperor, better unite the national spirit and create a better future.
Xuanyuan wine has been a special tribute wine for emperors to sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor since ancient times, and it is also an indispensable part of local folk sacrifices. It is an effective way for Chinese sons and daughters not to forget the kindness of their ancestors and remember the spirit of their ancestors from generation to generation, so it has the characteristics of reminiscence.
4. Xuanyuan wine has been passed down from generation to generation in the development process of thousands of years, which is the historical continuation of Huangling children's continuous creation of a better life and brewing happiness, so it has the characteristics of inheritance.
5. The combination of modern and traditional brewing technology, as well as good natural grain, excellent well water and suitable cellar environment, constitute the unique production environment of Xuanyuan wine, which has created the excellent quality of Xuanyuan wine.
6. Xuanyuan wine is clear in color, strong but not bright, clear but not light, clear; Its fragrance is elegant and fragrant, with endless fragrance and clear boundaries; Its taste is soft, fresh and pleasant; Its rhyme comes down in one continuous line and has a long aftertaste. It floats with tears in the wind and is very comfortable in its mouth.
7. Xuanyuan wine has been famous for thousands of years. This is a history and a culture. Her spear bears a profound cultural heritage and shows a mellow and elegant Chinese civilization.
8. Xuanyuan liquor has many brewing techniques and exquisite utensils, and its brewing methods and forms are different from those of liquor in other places, which has unique characteristics.
9. For thousands of years, Xuanyuan Liquor has been a good product for people in Huangling and surrounding areas to sacrifice ancestors, contact feelings, give gifts to relatives and friends, and enhance friendship and communication. It has been integrated into people's daily life, so it has the characteristics of folk customs.
10. The raw materials used in Xuanyuan wine are all green and pollution-free local crops. The water used has no pollution, no impurities and no additives. It's an authentic green food.
1 1, Xuanyuan liquor is rich and mellow, which embodies the vigorous, open-minded and tolerant personality characteristics of Huangling people, as well as the spirit of diligence, kindness, wisdom and simplicity. Huangling Xuanyuan wine is the source of Chinese wine culture, and its water source is woody. Fu Xuan wine has a long history and has become the product of China civilization. Known as the "national wine" since ancient times, its series of products have won more than 20 national, ministerial and provincial gold, silver and quality awards, and the products sell well in more than 20 countries. The only member of the national liquor expert group in China agreed that Xuanyuan liquor is a model brand of "elegant and fragrant" liquor in China in terms of taste, aroma and color. Its main values:
First, historical and cultural values.
Huangling Xuanyuan Liquor is the cultural wealth and material wealth created by Xuanyuan Huangdi, the ancestor of the Chinese nation. Beginning in the era of the Yellow Emperor, with the historical evolution, it has been passed down from generation to generation, proving that she is a witness of Chinese civilization. Excavating, sorting out and inheriting the wine culture of Huangling Xuanyuan is of great significance for carrying forward the culture of Huangdi, highlighting the spirit of Huangdi and studying the development history of China wine industry.
History has cultural and historical significance that cannot be underestimated.
Second, practical value.
The reality of 65438+ Chinese Soul shows that Xuanyuan Liquor is not only simple and mellow, but also a refreshing dialogue and exchange with ancestors of past dynasties. The national spirit and national cohesion inspired by her will certainly play a positive role in promoting the great rejuvenation of the motherland and the prosperity of the nation.
2. From the perspective of developing local economy, excavating, sorting out and inheriting Huangling Xuanyuan wine culture will have a long-term impact on expanding local industrial development, expanding employment and promoting economic growth.