Rose Hip Wine

Rose Hip Wine

　　　In Pan’an, when people mention Wancang Township, they think of rose hips, and when they mention rose hips, they think of the rose hip wine from Yazhuang Village. Rose hips are a wild medicinal herb that typically grow on high-altitude slopes. Every year from November to December, farmers in the Wancang area would head up the mountains in groups to pick rose hips. The purchase price for one kilogram of rose hips is around 3.3 yuan, and some people can pick about 50 kilograms in a day. They sell the harvested rose hips to nearby distilleries to make rose hip wine. Last year, the Tianbo Distillery in Pan’an County, where my village is located, purchased over 100 tons of rose hips.

　　After undergoing special processes such as fermentation and distillation, the rose hips are turned into rose hip wine. This wine is crystal clear, contains no additives, and retains the original flavor and beneficial components of the rose hips, with a rich aroma. Not only does the wine taste good, but it also has high medicinal value. According to the “Compendium of Materia Medica,” rose hips are “acidic, astringent, neutral, and non-toxic; they are primarily used to treat spleen-induced diarrhea, stop frequent urination, and constrict essence and qi; long-term consumption makes one more resistant to cold, lightens the body, and has remarkable effects on enriching blood and essence.” In 2006, the rose hip wine produced by the Tianbo Distillery in Yazhuang Village, Pan’an County, won a gold award at the Provincial Agricultural Products Expo, and in 2008, it was honored as a Famous Brand Product of Jinhua City. Over the years, the sales of this wine have been increasingly strong in cities such as Shanghai and Hangzhou.