When buying wine, do you choose fermented sake, distilled liquor or prepared sake? The difference is big, learn not to pick the wrong one
Wine can be said to be a drink that we are familiar with, but many friends do not know how wine comes from. There are three main theories about the origin of wine. Some say that it was made of apes and tibetan fruits in the Honghuang era, some say that it was "Yi Di made wine and beautiful", and some say that it was made by Du Kang.
Although there is no unified statement at present, one thing is certain, our country is the homeland of wine. In the long river of history and culture of the past five thousand years, wine has always occupied a pivotal position. No matter what kind of wine everyone usually drinks, there is basically no escape from these three categories: fermented wine, distilled wine, and prepared wine.
So today, Lazy Meow will talk to you about the difference between these three types of wine, and what characteristics they have, let's take a look.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > the characteristics of fermented wine</h1>
The birth of wine is closely related to "fermentation".
Take the wine Saint Ducan, for example, when he put the grain in the tree hole, because it was always raining, the grain rotted and some liquid appeared. By the time Dukon discovered it, the liquids had begun to take on a special fragrance. He tasted the liquid and found it nice to drink, so he called it "wine." The wine that Du Kang accidentally discovered belongs to the "fermented wine".
Fermented wine, generally based on grains or fruits as raw materials, under anaerobic conditions, the use of yeast or other microorganisms (koji) to decompose the glucose or fructose inside, you can produce alcohol and carbon dioxide and other metabolites. Common fermented wines include wine, beer, rice wine, etc.
The most significant feature of fermented wine is that the alcohol content is relatively low, the wine taste is relatively less intense, and it is milder to drink.
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Distilled spirits are brewed on the basis of fermented wines.
The technique of "distillation", which belongs to thermodynamics, is used in winemaking, that is, the difference between the boiling point of alcohol and the boiling point of water is used to heat the fermented distiller's original solution to the boiling point between the two, so that a high concentration of alcohol and aromatic components can be collected from it. Therefore, distilled spirits use more processes than fermented wines in the brewing process, and in addition to fermentation, distillation and aging are also required.
As mentioned earlier, the preparation method of fermented wine determines that its alcohol content is not too high, and distilled wine effectively solves this problem, because after distillation and purification, the alcohol content is usually much higher. Spirits like everyone is familiar with, such as vodka, brandy, whiskey, etc., are distilled spirits.
In addition, baijiu, one of our representative liquors in China, also belongs to a kind of distilled liquor. Therefore, the alcohol content of liquor is usually much higher than that of fermented wines such as beer, wine, and rice wine, and the taste of liquor is also stronger.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > the characteristics of the wine</h1>
In addition to fermented wine and distilled liquor, there is a more special kind of wine, called prepared wine, which we can also simply understand as "mixed wine".
The preparation of wine is usually based on fermented wine or distilled wine, there are different wines to be mixed and formulated, and some other non-alcoholic substances are added to the wine to prepare, so that some wines with special flavors or certain effects are formed. Like a variety of health wines, medicinal wines, wines that emphasize a special role or highlight a special flavor, all belong to the preparation of wine.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" Data-track="6" What is the main difference between the three wines >? </h1>
Through the above sharing, I believe that everyone has a further understanding of these three types of wine, then, Lazy Meow will summarize the 3 main differences between them with you.
1. The system is different
Fermented sake is the earliest method of sake brewing, mainly through the principle of fermentation of ingredients such as grains or fruits to produce alcohol, to make sake. Distilled liquor is based on fermented wine, distilled, purified and aged. The preparation of wine is made with different wines or by adding certain substances to the wine.
2. The alcohol content is different
The alcohol content of fermented wine is low, the alcohol content of distilled wine is higher, and the alcohol content of the formulated wine will have some differences according to the different wine bases selected and the added substances.
3. The taste and flavor are different
Fermented wines have a lower alcohol content and a milder taste, so the audience is wider. Distilled spirits have a higher alcohol content, a stronger taste, and are suitable for fewer people. The preparation of wine is more favored by people who have a special preference or efficacy requirements for wine.
【Lazy Meow Experience】
The next time you buy wine, you can use the methods learned above to know which belong to fermented wine, which belong to distilled wine, and which belong to prepared wine, so that when you buy, you can be more inclined to yourself.
Like our common wine, beer, rice wine are fermented wine, liquor and whiskey and other spirits belong to distilled liquor, and like some health wine, medicinal liquor, etc., it belongs to the preparation of wine, learn not to be silly and confused.
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