□ Grade
Japanese wine-making culture originated in China, and developed into sake after refining Japanese customs. Its development process is a process of constantly summing up and perfecting experience and pursuing high-quality raw materials. There are many kinds of sake, how to distinguish them? Once upon a time, the Japanese distinguished the quality of Japanese wine by different grades, such as super grade, first grade and second grade. But now the classification system of Japanese wine has been abolished, so most people can't tell the difference between Japanese wine and Japanese wine at a glance. At present, Japanese wine can be roughly divided into two categories, one is Japanese wine with a specific name, and the other is Japanese wine called ordinary wine (or economic wine). Japanese wines with specific names can be divided into 8 kinds from local wines to Yin Da wines, all of which belong to top-grade wines above the first level. Relatively cheap common wines account for 80% of all Japanese wines.
□ genre
According to the survey of the Central Committee of Japan Brewing Union, about 654.38+400 million liters of Japanese wine are brewed every year in various parts of Japan. In recent years 10, the output tends to decrease slightly. However, Japanese wines with higher prices and specific names are very popular and continue to grow at a remarkable rate. Taking this wine as an example, the output of 1986 is about 87,000 liters, which has more than doubled to 2 1992 and 2 12000 liters. The volume of brewing, including Yin Da brewing, has also increased from 9,500 liters to 26,500 liters. From the name of Japanese wine, we can guess the grade of Japanese wine, and from the label on the bottle, we can also see the origin of the wine. Generally, the labeling contents of Japanese sake include the place of origin, the place of origin of the brewer (called Duchenne in Japanese), the proportion of raw rice, the alcohol content in Japan, and the amino acid content. Different schools of brewing methods can be seen from the birthplace of winemakers. The taste in northern Japan is relatively light, and the taste in the west is relatively rich, so you can experience different tastes when you taste it.
□ Legend
Sake is a typical Japanese culture. It is said that every year on Adult Day (1 month 15), Japanese men and women who have reached the age of 20 will wear gorgeous and solemn costumes. The so-called men wear samurai clothes and women wear kimonos, and go to the shrine to worship with friends of the same age, and then drink a glass of sake (Japanese law stipulates that adults are not allowed to drink alcohol), and take a group photo in front of the shrine as a souvenir to drink. The procedure of this festival has continued to this day, which shows the position of sake in the eyes of the Japanese.
Throughout the ages, poetry, wine, beauty and work are the basic elements of the meaning of Japanese men. It is the belief of the Japanese to live to the old age, so they are extremely hardworking. After work, drink a glass of sake, the rich will drink a glass of "goodness like water" or "Xiongshan", and the manual workers will drink a glass of "hundred cranes", hoping to wander around beautiful places like cranes.
□ Experience
There are many kinds of sake seen in Nakamori's famous Japanese dishes, and the prices are also divided into high, medium and low. Choose according to your preferences. The most surprising thing is that the finished sake bottles are not thrown away at will, but dotted in different corners, which not only highlights the essence of Japanese sake culture, but more importantly, rows of "huge" sake bottles have become a beautiful landscape of Nakamori's famous dishes.
Friends come from afar, and three or five confidants talk about wine making. Naturally, there is a pot of pine, bamboo and plum on the ice. Visiting the elderly to show filial piety, longevity is the first choice; Companies get together to talk about business, and the genuine chrysanthemum not only loses its identity, but also highlights the nature; If you want to enjoy your family, it's really enjoyable to heat a pot of incense.
It's cold. It's also a pleasure to warm a small bottle and drink it with a "pig's mouth" (a small porcelain cup for sake). But don't forget to pour wine for your friend. The pig's mouth can't be empty! Of course, it is best to use glass for cold drinks, and the square Xiao Mu cup is more authentic. In the past, workers put a handful of salt in the corner of the cup to drink, but now they can only see it on festive occasions.
□ Complex
According to Japanese law, the alcohol content of wine can only be around 15- 16. A small amount of drinking is beneficial to body and mind, relaxing muscles and tendons, beautifying and strengthening yang. Sake is graded, and the order from low to high is sake-from top to bottom-from specialty to brewing-from big to brewing. No matter what kind of sake is the best match for Japanese cuisine, the wine tastes delicious and sweet. At present, there is definitely no Japanese sake that is mild, refreshing, fragrant and easy to drink, matching and harmonious with Japanese cuisine. You should know that wine refrigerated at 5 degrees is the coolest and best to drink, especially sake brewed with Yin, which is brewed with selected Japanese rice (the best rice in the world is Japanese rice, which is generally used for local supply because of its good quality and low yield) and mineral water. Sake, for example, pushes the art of drinking to the highest point, just like the brand "Good as water", which means "noble and delicious drinking feels like running water spreading in all directions" in Japanese. The following kinds of sake are named as follows:
Chao Xiang-the smell of wine is as pleasant as the air blowing in my face in the morning.
Pine, bamboo and plum-pine, bamboo and plum are natural and noble plants in Japanese gardens. Like them, this wine gives people a harmonious, natural and noble feeling.
Authentic Chrysanthemum-Chrysanthemum is natural and simple among flowers, and can be seen everywhere. Everyone loves flowers, but it is not noble, but everyone loves flowers.
Longevity-the essential meaning of longevity.
There are many sake brands in Japan, such as "Good as Water", Akamachi, Kubota Wanshou, and Qianshou, which are the first choice for successful people, so the price is also higher. Yu Naiguang, Zui Xiang Yinniang, Chaoxiang Dayinyiang, Wanshou Pure Rice Yinniang, Juyuanshi, etc. The price is moderate, which is very popular among middle-level white-collar workers. Chrysanthemum is authentic, beautiful, young, prosperous, fragrant and so on, and is especially respected by ordinary families. There are many sake brands in Japan, among which "good as water", Akasaka-CHO, Kubota Wanshou and Qianshou are the first choices for successful people.