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May 5th, 2010 saw Wu Boxiong, the honorary president of Kuomintang (the ruling party of Taiwan), visit the China National Rice Wine Museum in Shaoxing. Wu and his wife were warmly welcomed by Fu Jianwei, chairman of Guyuelongshan Group, China’s largest producer of rice wine and a public company listed on Shanghai Bourse. In honor of the guests, Fu as the host related the history of the famous regional beverage, its present growth, and its cultural fusion with the provincial culture of Zhejiang. After the brief tour of the rice wine production and storage facilities, the host and the guests exchanged gifts. And the gifts happened to be the same kind of rice wine: Huadiao Wine. The gift wine from Taiwan was manufactured by a winery in Taizhong City whereas the Shaoxing wine was brewed by Guyuelongshan Huadiao Winery.
It is by no accident that Wu Boxiong takes an interest in rice wine manufacturing. From 1976 to 1980, he served as director of Taiwan Alcohol & Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. During the visit to the winery in Shaoxing, Wu recalled his tenure as the bureau director. Thirty-four years ago, all the alcoholic beverages were in government monopoly in Taiwan. Before he was to leave for the mainland for this visit, he called the company to see if there was still some wine made during his term. The answer was affirmative, but there were only ten jars. The gift rice wine from Taiwan was brewed and sealed in 1975, a year before he took the directorship.
On the spot, Wu commented on associations between lifestyle and wine. He confirmed that wine reflects culture: port wine goes with stake, sashimi with sake and Chinese cuisine only with rice wine.
The gift wine from Shaoxing was brewed and put into the wine jar thirty yeas ago. It has one hundred of the character “福” (fortune) carved on it. Wu Boxiong most gladly received the gift and invited Fu Jianwei to visit Puli Winery whenever he comes to visit Taiwan. In order to express his admiration of the guest, Fu Jianwei presented the guest with a calligraphic inscription he wrote especially for welcoming the respected guests from Taiwan. □
It is by no accident that Wu Boxiong takes an interest in rice wine manufacturing. From 1976 to 1980, he served as director of Taiwan Alcohol & Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. During the visit to the winery in Shaoxing, Wu recalled his tenure as the bureau director. Thirty-four years ago, all the alcoholic beverages were in government monopoly in Taiwan. Before he was to leave for the mainland for this visit, he called the company to see if there was still some wine made during his term. The answer was affirmative, but there were only ten jars. The gift rice wine from Taiwan was brewed and sealed in 1975, a year before he took the directorship.
On the spot, Wu commented on associations between lifestyle and wine. He confirmed that wine reflects culture: port wine goes with stake, sashimi with sake and Chinese cuisine only with rice wine.
The gift wine from Shaoxing was brewed and put into the wine jar thirty yeas ago. It has one hundred of the character “福” (fortune) carved on it. Wu Boxiong most gladly received the gift and invited Fu Jianwei to visit Puli Winery whenever he comes to visit Taiwan. In order to express his admiration of the guest, Fu Jianwei presented the guest with a calligraphic inscription he wrote especially for welcoming the respected guests from Taiwan. □