Xishui Glutinous Rice Sealed Jar Wine

Xishui Glutinous Rice Sealed Jar Wine

　　Xishui Glutinous Rice Sealed Jar Wine is a specialty of Xishui County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province. It has a yellowish-brown color and boasts a rich aroma with a uniquely sweet, sour, and mellow flavor. It contains various nutrients such as sugars, amino acids, and vitamins produced through the fermentation of microorganisms, offering nourishing and health benefits.

　　Xishui County has uniquely favorable brewing ingredients, with its glutinous rice and sorghum being the best raw materials for making wine.

　　The Lüyangqiao-brand Xishui Glutinous Rice Sealed Jar Wine is a premium product produced by Hubei Xishui Tianbao Liquor Co., Ltd. This wine is made from glutinous rice using traditional folk brewing techniques, undergoing saccharification, fermentation, and sealed jar aging to produce this type of huangjiu (Chinese yellow wine). The wine has a yellowish-brown color and offers a rich aroma with a uniquely sweet, sour, and mellow flavor. It contains various nutrients such as sugars, amino acids, and vitamins produced through the fermentation of microorganisms, offering nourishing and health benefits. In 1991, it won the Gold Award at the Second Hubei Provincial Consumer Satisfaction Cup.

　　The administrative regions currently under the jurisdiction of Qingquan Town and Lanxi Town, Xishui County, Hubei Province

　　“Letter from the People’s Government of Xishui County Regarding the Request to Define the Protection Scope of the Geographical Indication Product – Xishui Glutinous Rice Sealed Jar Wine,” Xishui Government Letter [2013] No. 31

　　Hubei Provincial Local Standard: “Xishui Glutinous Rice Sealed Jar Wine” (Draft)