"Good wine!" Yang Jing couldn't help but praise!

The wine smells like wine. But no one can tell what the wine smell should be.

Some people say that the wine of sauce-flavored wine has a good smell, while others say that it is a strong-flavored wine. But today when Yang Jing smelled this smell, he finally understood what the real wine smell should be.

In terms of long history, Erguotou in Yanjing is far inferior to wines like Moutai, Wuliangye, Jiannanchun and Fenjiu, but Erguotou plays an important role in the Chinese liquor industry.

When the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty and established its capital in Zhongdu, which is now Yanjing. From that time on, the production of soju wine began in Yanjing. However, at that time, due to the backward production process, the wine brewed was not delicious.

Until the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the soju workshops in Yanjing City carried out craft reforms in order to improve the quality of soju. Every time these soju workshops cooked a pot of wine, the wine that began to flow out was called "Guo Tou". The concentration of this wine was relatively high, reaching more than 75 degrees, with a small quantity, accounting for about 10% of the total. Then the concentration continued to drop, and the wine was cut off to around 25 degrees. The one that flowed out later was called "Jiu Xiaozi", also called "Jiu Xiaozi", and "Jiu Xiaozi" could not be drunk.

When steaming wine, the distilled wine steam needs to be cooled out by the "wine tip" that flows out by the first cooled water in the tin pot and the "wine tip" that flows out by the third cooled water in the tin pot. Because the wine cooled in the first and third pots contains a variety of low boiling points and has a mixed taste, the soju workshop only picks the wine that flows out by the second cooled water in the tin pot and is cooled out by the second cooled water in the tin pot, so it is named "Erguotou".

As the saying goes, "Pinch the head and remove the tail and take the middle section", the firing process of Erguotou is summarized in one sentence.

There is an old saying in northern China that is called "Dumplings are like wine, the more you drink it, the more you have it." The wine in this old saying refers to Erguotou.

However, the new Erguotou wine that has just been brewed has a spicy flavor, is not mellow, and cannot be drunk. It usually needs to be stored for a period of time to make it mature naturally, so that the wine tastes soft, mellow and harmonious, and the tastes are coordinated. The storage effect includes both years, storage containers and storage environment.

Generally speaking, the best container used for cellaring is a container made of ceramics, because the ceramic walls are covered with fine pores. On the one hand, the wine will not leak out, and on the other hand, it will ensure that the wine and the external environment can interact with each other. Moreover, because Erguotou wine is produced in Yanjing, which has distinct seasons, the storage environment is affected by the temperature changes all year round. Yanjing is very hot in summer and cold in winter, so during the storage process of wine, it will be affected by too many external influences during the aging process, especially the influence of temperature and humidity, which makes the wine change violently. Therefore, the storage environment has a great impact on the quality of Erguotou wine.

Generally speaking, cave storage is the best way to store wine, because caves are constant temperature and humidity, and old caves have a rare natural microbial group. In this state, the process of aging of wine is slow and evenly completed, and some impurities and harmful substances are released and evaporated.

However, there are basically no mountains near the main production area of ​​Erguotou in Yanjing. Cave hiding has become a very luxurious thing for Erguotou wine, so from the day it was born, Erguotou wine was basically stored in cellars.

The old house of Chengzi’s family is located on the bank of Huai River. The wine cellar of his family is on the river and the humidity can be guaranteed. So after being buried for more than 60 years, once these wine jars are opened, the smell is not the same as the average fragrance, and it is definitely the aroma of aged wine.

The most important thing is that these wines were brewed by Chengzi's ancestors. At that time, the wine brewed was all genuine pure grain wine. Unlike most modern white wines with a temperature of less than 38 degrees, they were blended.

The wine made from pure grain is more fragrant as it is released. So once this jar of wine is opened, if the fragrance of the wine is smelled by the old alcoholics, the old alcoholics will immediately turn into hungry wolves who have seen the little white rabbit...

Even people like Yang Jing, who are not very addicted to alcohol, want to pour a glass and drink it after smelling the aroma of this wine.

This smell is really too attractive to the wineworm in the belly.

Wang Jiazan also looked intoxicated. Obviously, this guy couldn't stand it anymore.

"Xiao Yang, are you still satisfied with this wine?" Bi's mother asked with a smile. It was obvious that Yang Jing's expression gave Bi's mother full of confidence.

"Auntie, just say it's no exaggeration, just make the wine smell great!" Yang Jing naturally would not be stingy with his praise for such a good wine.

Bi's father took two small glasses and a small wine pickle, raised the wine from it, and carefully poured it into the two glasses. The two glasses were about three taels of wine.

Under the light, Yang Jing clearly saw that the wine was brushed when it poured into the glass from the pickle. Moreover, the wine was no longer transparent and clear, but appeared a light yellow color similar to amber. It seemed that the wine poured out of the pickle was not white wine, but honey.

Yang Jing picked up the wine glass and shook it gently, and looked at it carefully. As the book said, the phenomenon of hanging the old wine glass is very serious.

I put it under my nose and smelled it slightly, and the mellow smell became stronger.

Wang Jiazan had already sipped a little lightly, breathed a sigh of relief, his face full of satisfaction.

Yang Jing also took a sip, and a mellow wine immediately left a fragrance on his mouth. When the wine entered the stomach along the esophagus, a stream of heat suddenly burst out from the stomach, warm but not irritable at all. It was indeed the smell that only top-notch cellar old wine would have.

"Good wine!" Yang Jing couldn't help but praise again. In contrast, Yang Jing even felt that the two bottles of five-star Moutai that he had brought from Jiang Bin for more than 30 years were not as good as this jar of old wine.

After all, this is an old wine that has been stored in the cellar for more than 60 years. After such a long time of storage, the taste is simply amazing. It is definitely not comparable to famous wines such as Moutai and Wuliangye.

It is said that the old wine that has been hidden in the cellar for so many years should have some odor. Moreover, it is best to drink this old wine in conjunction with the new wine to bring out the best taste. But this jar of old wine obviously has no odor at all, and there is only a mellow fragrance that makes people feel aftertaste. Moreover, this jar of old wine obviously does not need to be drunk, so drinking it directly is even more mellow.

The most important thing is that although this jar of old wine has been stored in the cellar for more than 60 years, its degree should not be reduced much and should still be kept at around 60 degrees.

This is enough to show that Chengzi's ancestors had very high cellar technology!

Yang Jing quietly wiped the wine at the corner of his mouth with his left hand, and the Holy Rice immediately gave the accurate identification answer.

"Erguotou wine, 1952, Bi Qinghai and Bi Yuanze."

Now Yang Jing was completely relieved. Judging from the year of the wine and the name of the brewer, it was obviously the wine brewed by Bi Fucheng's grandfather and the old man. No matter who made it, this jar of wine was indeed brewed in the 1950s and has been in the cellar for 66 years.

"Uncle, aunt, can we go over and see the old wine now?" Yang Jing raised his neck and drank the remaining old wine in the cup, and asked Bi's mother directly.

Yang Jing really doesn’t want to miss such a good wine. The price doesn’t matter. It’s just the right thing to hug the wine in his arms!

And to be honest, this kind of wine that has been stored for 66 years only costs 200,000 yuan per jar and two pounds. This price is definitely a very conscientious price, or even a very low price.

In 1953, the "Wheel Five-Star" Moutai produced by the state-owned Renhuai Winery in Maotai Town sold 1.5 million yuan per bottle, and a bottle of Moutai produced in 1956 and has a very well-preserved earthenware bottle, sold at a high price of 1.84 million yuan. As for the bottle of Lai Mao wine produced in 1935, it even set a record of 10.7 million yuan for Chinese liquor auction!

To be honest, this jar of wine may not be as good as that bottle of Lai Mao, but it is definitely not much worse. After all, this jar of wine has two pounds. Although it may be less than two pounds now, it is also an old wine that has been stored for 66 years.

Moreover, Erguotou wine from more than 60 years ago is no worse than Moutai or anything else. It is also a genuine pure grain wine.

Just like this, a jar of old wine sold for only 200,000 yuan, which is simply a bargain!

When Bi and Bi's mother heard this, they smiled on their faces. Bi's father said, "Sure, I can take you there now."

The group came out of Chengzi's house and walked out along the alley. After walking for less than two minutes, they arrived at the embankment north of the village.

A small road has been built on the Huaihe River embankment, and some vehicles are running happily on the small road. To the east of the embankment is Huaihe, a tributary of Chaobai River, but because a Huairou Reservoir is built upstream, there is not much water in the Huaihe River.

The ancestral home of Chengzi's family is on the west side of the Dadi Highway. In fact, it was very good that Chengzi's grandfather built a winery here. The Huaihe River was under the Dadi, and there was no Huairou Reservoir at that time, so the Huaihe River had enough water and the water quality was also very good. It was not far from Yanshan Mountain to the north, and it was not far from the mountains to reach here. The water quality was sufficient, so it was great to use it to make wine.

After walking along the Dadi Highway for less than five minutes, I arrived at a ruin where the house could no longer be seen. This was the ancestral home of the Chengzi family.

Seven or eight big men were guarding the ruins. Chengzi said to two of the men in their forties: "Uncle, second uncle, I will bring my friends over to see the old wines."

The oldest middle-aged man nodded, reached out and turned on a switch, and several high-power halogen lights immediately shone around...
Chapter completed!