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I recently saw an old video, which was quite touching.

In the video, Zhang Guoli was about to drink with Yang Di. At that time, Yang Di looked at the Maotai in front of him and blurted out: "What should I do if I don't have a cup?"

Zhang Guoli first He was stunned, then he understood, pointed at the box, and said, "Yes, there is a cup here."

Yang Di picked up the box, opened it, and sighed: "I haven't seen it before, indeed. I've never seen it before."

Zhang Guoli deliberately teased Yang Di: "You look stupid at first glance. I have never drank Maotai."

Then the two started drinking. After taking a sip of wine, Zhang Guoli looked like he was enjoying it, but Yang Di's expression was a bit hard to explain. Then Yang Di coughed a few times because of the spicy wine: "Wow, it's so spicy. This wine is really rich. ..."

It can only be said that Yang Di probably rarely drinks this wine, but is it as "unfashionable" as Zhang Guoli said? I don’t think so either. I can only say that wine should be savored carefully.

If you taste it carefully, all its flavors will come out.

When I was a kid, I watched You Benchang’s version of Jigong. There was a scene where a little beggar was curious and secretly drank the wine from Jigong’s gourd. After being discovered by Jigong, Jigong asked him: “How can you drink it?” What does it smell like?”

The little beggar’s first reaction was, “You lied to me, this is vinegar, it’s so sour.”

Jigong smiled meaningfully, handed the gourd to the little beggar, and said, "Try again."

This time, the little beggar pouted: "Spicy, good." "Spicy!"

"Try again!"

"Ah, it's sweeter this time"

Look at the little beggar with a surprised expression. , Jigong smiled.

Does wine really have so many flavors?

Yes, especially for a top-quality Maotai-flavor liquor like Moutai, which has all five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty, it is a fascinating aftertaste.

Therefore, there is a famous saying that is also circulated among "jiangfen": the piano has chords to make good music, and the wine has five flavors to make good wine. Drink deeply, savor the taste, and have endless aftertaste.

Recently I accidentally watched a short video called "The Mysterious 30 Degrees North Latitude". It was hosted by a cultural scholar named Ji Lianhai. He went to the Jinzun Distillery in Old Maotai Town to find out how to make wine. Some secrets of Maotai-flavor wine.

When I heard the words "Maotai Town", I immediately remembered that the town where Zhang Guoli and Yang Di stayed was also Maotai Town. It is said that there was a thick sauce fragrance floating in the air there. road.

What’s even more interesting is that the winery where Ji Lianhai goes now is only separated by a wall from the winery where Zhang Guoli and Yang Di went to back then.

Ji Lianhai said: "The Jinzun Distillery I went to this time happens to be located in the 7.5 square kilometers core production area of ??Maotai-flavor liquor in Maotai Town. It is a distillery with the same origin as Maotai Town."

When talking about Maotai Town, the sentence that comes to mind every day is: leaving Maotai Town, there will be no good wine.

This is not an exaggeration at all. The reason why Maotai Town can become a natural wine capital is inseparable from its unique geographical environment.

Maotai Town is located at 106 22′ east longitude, 27 51′ north latitude, 400 meters above sea level, and is surrounded by mountains with an altitude of more than 1,000 meters. You can imagine it as a loophole.

In addition, the climate here is warm in winter and hot in summer, the temperature difference is relatively small, and the annual sunshine hours are long, all of which provide excellent environmental conditions for the growth and reproduction of wine-making microorganisms.

There is another saying: Take a ladle of Yangtze River water and drink a cup of Maotai-flavor wine.

Yes, the Yangtze River water mentioned here is the Chishui River, a tributary of the Yangtze River that flows through Maotai Town. It is said that the Chishui River is currently the most unpolluted tributary of the Yangtze River, and due to the special terrain, the Chishui River flows The water passing through here contains many minerals and trace elements that are beneficial to the human body.

That sounds a little irritating!

This is like the feeling of God giving you food. These particularly superior innate conditions are rare and can only be made good use of in Maotai Town. They cannot be copied or taken away.

And this is the so-called homology, so what does it mean to have the same origin?

Here we should mention the traditional production process of Maotai-flavor liquor "12987". Behind these seemingly clueless numbers, we hide the wisdom of our ancestors: one year of production, two feedings, nine Second distillation, eight fermentations, and seven distillations.

It is wisdom, experience, and sweat.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the temperature gradually rises, and the best time to make koji comes. The aroma of the wine made at this time is very good, so the process of making koji begins during the Dragon Boat Festival. After the Double Ninth Festival, Chishui River gradually becomes clear and transparent. At this time, the water is very suitable for the requirements of wine making, so sand begins to fall on the Double Ninth Festival. The "sand" here refers to the local red cherry and waxy sorghum.

Workers’ work and rest times will also change flexibly according to the requirements of the brewing process. Because the temperature is lower in the morning, it is easier to lower the temperature when spreading to dry, and the temperature of the entire workshop is very high when spreading to dry, and it will be very hot at noon. Therefore, winemakers start working at three or four in the morning and pile up sorghum before noon. These are all determined by natural weather changes.

It is in compliance with the weather, and it is also the craftsman's ingenuity.

Yes, as teacher Ji Lianhai said: The same origin depends not only on a river, a production area, an environment, or a theory, but more importantly, it is the combination of heaven and man. *Brewed, craftsman's ingenuity.

As the saying goes, the soil and water support the people, and the soil and water support the wine. It is under such production standards that Jinzun Liquor brews authentic good sauce wine.

Have you ever drunk Maotai-flavor wine? What do you think #Which wine qualifies as Pure Grain Maoxiang#?

Can you taste the sweet, sour, bitter and spicy in the wine?