Xifeng liquor wine storage container
The traditional container in xifeng liquor is a big basket made of local Vitex negundo. The inner wall is pasted with hemp paper, coated with pig blood, and then coated with a certain proportion of egg white, beeswax, cooked vegetable oil and other materials, and dried, which is called "wine sea". This kind of storage container is different from other wineries' wine storage containers and has originality.
It is characterized by low cost, large inventory, low wine consumption, good aging, strong leakage resistance and suitable for long-term storage.
The original "wine sea" has different capacities, ranging from 50 kilograms to 5-8 tons. With the popularization of large containers, the compilation capacity of "Nine Seas" has gradually increased, and now there is a 50-ton "Nine Seas". At the same time, the cement tank container was developed, but the paint in it remained unchanged, thus maintaining the inherent style of xifeng liquor.
The inner coating of wine sea plays an important role in xifeng liquor style. Jiuhai makes wine dissolve into some components in Jiuhai coating during storage.
The dissolved components of Jiuhai coating are ethyl pentacarbonate, ethyl hexacarbonate, ethyl linoleate, ethyl oleate, ethyl pentadienoate and trace terpenoid β-limonene. These substances undoubtedly played a certain role in helping xifeng liquor's style, giving xifeng liquor a smell of honey.