Osmanthus wine is a traditional specialty wine from Beibei, Chongqing, China. The osmanthus wine brewed by Guangxi Brewery Factory still has the Wu Gang brand trademark. Osmanthus wine is light yellow in color, has a prominent fragrance of osmanthus, and has the unique mellow aroma of mountain grapes. It is sweet and sour, mellow and soft, and has a long-lasting fragrance. Next, the Baijiu Investment Promotion Network will introduce osmanthus wine to everyone.
Osmanthus wine is made by "Wang Si Restaurant" in Changshu through technological innovation based on local sweet water wine (Changshu's traditional old liquor). It is a famous wine in the south of the Yangtze River. Osmanthus wine is brewed from the spring water of "Hollow Pool" of Xingfu Temple, an ancient temple in Qiliang. The spring water is sharp and sweet, rich in minerals, has high alcohol content and strong swelling power. The wine made from this water will have a particularly mellow quality. The osmanthus wine made from the thousand-year-old "Tang Gui" in the temple is made into wine. The color is amber, the wine is mellow and rich, with the aroma of osmanthus on the palate, slightly sweet, and quite distinctive.
The finished product is slightly yellowish green, fresh and mellow, sweet and refreshing, and has a pure natural osmanthus fragrance. It makes people moved at first taste, happy at second taste, and fall in love with it at third taste. It has become a famous local wine in Guilin.
Brewing has a long history, and there are three types of brewing: Guilin brand, Wugang brand and Huiguiye. Guilin brand osmanthus wine is produced by Guilin Brewery Factory. It is a sweet low-alcohol wine made from flowers and fruits. Made from local osmanthus and mountain grapes, it is soaked, distilled, adjusted, aged and filtered, with an alcohol content of 15° to 20°. The color is light yellow, the fragrance of osmanthus is outstanding, and it has the unique mellow aroma of mountain grape. It is sweet and sour, mellow and soft, and has a long-lasting fragrance. Regular drinking can strengthen the spleen and stomach, aid digestion, activate blood circulation and replenish qi. In 1984 and 1989, it was rated as Guangxi's high-quality wine and high-quality food respectively. Wu Gang brand osmanthus wine is produced by Guilin Lingui Osmanthus Wine Factory. It is made from high-quality rice and fresh osmanthus as raw materials and is refined using a double steaming and brewing process. The wine is clear and translucent, with a mellow and refreshing taste. It has the characteristics of Sanhua wine and the aroma of osmanthus. It has a long aftertaste and the alcohol content is available in 38° and 50°.
The "Hui Guiye" brand is produced by Nie's Liquor Industry in Guihua Town, Xianning, Hubei Province, which has a long history and is licensed by the State Forestry Administration. "Osmanthus wine in the middle of the moon brings osmanthus liquid to the world." "Hui Guiye" brand osmanthus wine is made according to ancient brewing recipes combined with modern scientific technology. It maintains the aroma of fresh osmanthus and has the effects of replenishing qi, strengthening the spleen, waist and kidneys, promoting blood circulation, relaxing muscles and activating collaterals, and is suitable for both men and women. It has a mellow and soft taste, a lingering aftertaste after drinking, and is rich in nutrients. Osmanthus aged wine is made by selecting the budding flowers in August when the osmanthus is in full bloom, fermenting the fermented grains to make wine, and sealing it in jars for three years before it becomes a fine wine. The raw materials are mostly grains such as rice. Comrade Mao Zedong has a famous sentence in "Butterfly Loves Flowers": "Wu Gang holds out the osmanthus wine." Osmanthus wine is regarded as one of the most famous wines in the Heavenly Palace. The author has not seen any records of osmanthus wine in books before the Qing Dynasty. In the early Qing Dynasty, Pan Rongbi wrote the book "The Record of Victory in the Years of Emperor Luo". The book records the preparation of Osmanthus Osmanthus wine.