In daily life, many old wine friends have the habit of storing wine. Some are for investment, some are purely to keep a few bottles of good wine, wait until the time is right, and then open them to drink.
However, after saving a few bottles of famous wine, when it was opened, it became "waste wine", and even stored exactly the same brand as others, but other people's wine was fragrant and mellow, and its own wine became unpleasant and unpleasant. What is the reason for this?
In fact, you are likely to have entered the "misunderstanding" of storing wine! Once you get into the wrong place, even the most expensive wine will become worthless!
Myth 1: If you exist for a long time, you can increase the level
As the saying goes, "wine is the fragrance of aging", there is nothing wrong with this sentence itself. However, storing alcohol does not increase the level. The quality of a bottle of wine depends on the raw materials for brewing, the brewing process, the grade and storage time of the base wine and seasoning wine, and the technology of blending. The liquor under each brand is divided into high and low grades. It's not that if you buy a low-grade liquor and store it for decades, it can become a premium liquor.
Just like Feitian Maotai and Prince Wine, the two processes are not the same, the difference is not a little and a half, if you can operate like this, then directly buy some Prince Wine, save it for a few years and become Feitian.
Myth 2: Storing alcohol to mix wine
There is no point in storing alcohol mixed with wine, and I believe many drinkers know it. Saving this wine is like buying a fake to be used as an heirloom. With the passage of time, although the year is long enough, its essence is still "fake" and has no meaning.
Myth 3: Keep low alcohol
Even if it is a large brand, if the degree of wine is too low and the time is long, the quality will change. Many low-degree liquor, if stored for decades and then opened, a better situation, but the taste has become lighter, or after volatilization, it has become water, and the worst case is to become "vinegar", which was originally bought at a high price, but then directly smelled unbearable.
In fact, in addition to these misunderstandings, we should also understand one thing, that is, what this wine is stored for.
If it is to sit and wait for appreciation, then we still have to try to choose some brand wines, such as Maotai and the like. However, if you save it to drink by yourself, there is no need to be too entangled with the brand, after all, the cost performance of large brands is not so high.
We can choose some alternatives, use the money to buy big brands, buy a few bottles of good wine and save. For example, these are very good.
It is necessary to imitate Taiwanese wine
This wine is made of high-quality red tassel glutinous sorghum as raw material, and then brewed from the water of the Chishui River, which is a premium sauce wine, which is called "Guizhou Xiaomaotai" by wine lovers.
At the time of brewing, it takes a lot of time, one year to produce wine, but also after 5-15 years of cellaring, each drop of wine is to meet the standards to leave the factory.
The more abundant the substances such as esterols inside, the longer they are stored, after the reaction of the substances inside, new aromatic substances will be generated, and after a sip, the taste buds will be instantly "conquered" by the mellow and delicate liquor.
In Guizhou, the local reputation is very good, and many old wine friends are hoarding in boxes.
Wuling wine
This wine, except for the locals in Hunan and the older generation of wine friends, may not know much. However, it is also one of the "National Famous Wines". In the early years, it was once popular all over the streets. But later, I didn't know what the problem was, and my fame gradually became smaller. It was later acquired.
However, as a sauce-flavored liquor, the wine quality is still very stable, if you want to save and drink, you can still do it. However, he has 3 degrees, 48 degrees, 52 degrees, and 53 degrees, and if you save wine, the effect of 53 degrees will be relatively better.
In fact, these 3 major misunderstandings involve the choice of liquor, sometimes, it is not enough to choose, and the storage environment is also very important. If you are interested, we can talk about the storage environment in the next issue!