Bamboo is one of the most versatile resources, always ready to meet the needs of human life. Many villages in China utilize bamboo for different purposes, among which, making wine from fresh bamboo is a quite unique method.
The origin of bamboo wine brewing originated from Fujian province, China. Later, many people in neighboring areas such as Sichuan and Guangxi also learned and applied it. In recent years, bamboo wine has become more popular and the number of buyers has increased significantly. Many villages in China quickly turned bamboo forests into large-scale wine factories, bringing in high income.
Wine is a drink that appears in all countries around the world, but bamboo wine is a new drink, praised by many tourists who try it for the first time.
Using high-pressure injection techniques, the wine is injected directly into the hollow trunks of young bamboo trees. This is a plant with a high capacity for self-regeneration. After 10 days, the wine holes are gradually filled. The wine will be aged for several months to a year, to produce the best quality product. Bamboo resin and flavone (a natural liquid secreted by the tree trunk) blend into the wine, creating a unique flavor, a mild taste and a reduced alcohol concentration because some of it has been absorbed by the bamboo trunk.
Alcohol will be pumped directly into the hollow trunks of young bamboo trees.
Sichuan people said that they often use Wuliangye wine, sorghum wine or Chinese rice wine on one or two young bamboo stalks in spring to produce this precious wine. This is a fragrant wine made from sorghum, glutinous rice, corn and wheat. During the brewing process, some of the alcohol is absorbed by the bamboo stalks, and the alcohol concentration of the wine is significantly reduced.
Bamboo wine production is gradually becoming known and becoming a unique tourist service. Tourists will have the opportunity to visit the bamboo forest, witness the wine-making process and even taste this special wine on the spot.
Each bamboo plant grows for about a year and a half and as soon as it is ready, it can be poured out for sale and can be drunk immediately.
Bamboo-aged wine has an eye-catching light yellow color and has detoxifying and lung-nourishing effects. In addition, it is also claimed that because the wine is grown in bamboo, it contains many vitamins and minerals that are good for health.
Bamboo wine brings many health benefits
Wine brewed in fresh bamboo tubes sells for around 500 yuan (about 1.7 million VND) a stick, but many people are willing to pay a higher price because of the novelty and health benefits it brings.
