Well known wine in China: Xifeng Wine
By admin on 2014-12-23

Xifeng wine, produced in Fengxiang County of Shaanxi Province in Northwest China, has a long history of more than 2,700 years. It originated during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). As one of eight great famous wines in China, Xifeng wine was ranked as a rare product as early as in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and became an article of tribute to the imperial family. During the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911), the wine business boomed, workshops surpassing 80.

Since the wine is made in the west of Fengxian County, thus it is named Xifeng wine (Xi means west). According to historical record, Xifeng wine of the Tang Dynasty enjoyed the praise of "Made from springs; tastes pure and sweet". It is made of local grain sorghum, barley and pea, with zymosis period of only 11 days, the shortest among all wines.

Xifang wine is famous for it pureness and fruit-like fragrance that lasts forever. It is rich in protein, vitamins, sugar and minerals; at the mean time, it has good curative effect of moistening lung, enriching the blood, etc. Xifeng wine has been assessed as the state-level famous wine for four times, and of course it is a quite good present to friends. Nowadays the wine is being marketed all over the world.