Qiyi Yellow Wine

Qiyi Yellow Wine

　　Qiyi Yellow Wine is a specialty of Qiyi Township, Tanghe County, Nanyang City, Henan Province. It is a type of wine made by fermenting rice along with wine koji and wheat qu in a single brewing process (known as "linfan wine" in Shaoxing wine). The wine has a pale yellow, clear color, a rich aroma, a mellow taste, and is sweet and delicious, making it a unique variety among yellow wines.

　　Legend has it that Qiyi Yellow Wine has a history of over 500 years. During the Ming Dynasty, a man surnamed Qi and named Yi opened a restaurant and started selling yellow wine, after which the town got its name. The production of Qiyi Yellow Wine began to flourish from then on. There are now more than 20 yellow wine workshops, producing 150,000 kilograms of yellow wine annually, with products sold as far as Xiangyang in Hubei Province, and Zhengzhou and Nanyang in Henan Province.