Jimo wine introduction

Jimo old wine is a kind of sweet yellow wine. Its liquor is clear and transparent, brownish red, with rich aroma, burnt millet aroma, mellow printing taste, bitter and burnt taste and long aftertaste. Jimo old wine is made of high-quality millet and rhubarb rice as raw materials, aged wheat koji as koji and Laoshan spring water by traditional technology. Jimo old wine, called "old wine" in ancient times, is a national high-quality wine and a famous brand product in Shandong, which is mainly produced in various counties. According to Jimo County Records and related historical records, in 722 BC, Jimo area, including Laoshan Mountain, was a place with a large population and rich products. The fertile land here, high millet yield, large rice grains, smooth and moist, are excellent raw materials for brewing yellow rice wine. At that time, yellow rice wine was very popular as a sacrifice and a fun drink, and the brewing of yellow sprinkle reached its peak for this reason. In ancient times, local officials regarded the royal family as a treasure and paid tribute to it. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong, the monarch of the State of Qi, made a pilgrimage to Laoshan Wonderland, which was called "God Wine". During the Warring States Period, Tian Dan, the general of the State of Qi, skillfully put out a "fire bull array" to break the Yan army, which was called "Niu Jiu" in history. Qin Shihuang went to Laoshan East to seek an elixir of life, which was called "Shoujiu". Generations of kings drank this wine to their heart's content, calling it "precious pulp". In the middle Tang dynasty, people found that "old wine" had the function of keeping bones and muscles in bone marrow, so it was called "skeleton wine" alone. In the Song Dynasty, people changed the name of "old wine" to "Jimo old wine" in order to distinguish it from other regions and facilitate trade. This name has been used to this day. Qing Daoguang asked, Jimo old wine reached its peak, not only selling well in major commercial ports, but also exported to Japan and Southeast Asian countries. 1950, "Jimo Yellow Rice Wine Factory in Shandong Province" was established, which further developed the prestigious "Jimo Old Wine". 1985 The output reached 1000 tons, 1963, 1979. In the second and third national wine tasting, it was rated as national quality wine and won the silver award 0 1984, and won the gold cup award in the wine quality competition of the Ministry of Light Industry. June, 5438+October, 2006 10, China yellow rice wine was appraised by Brussels International Wine Appraisal Association I -l, one of the three largest wine appraisal associations in the world, and Jimo Old Wine won the only gold medal.