Vietnamese wine quintessence
Vietnam has a long history and culture. Accordingly, the culinary tradition, in general, and the custom of enjoying wine are also imbued with national identity.
French Indochina
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China), officially known as the Indochinese Union and after 1947 as the Indochinese Federation, was a grouping of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia until its demise in 1954. It comprised Cambodia, Laos (from 1899), the Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan (from 1898 until 1945), and the Vietnamese regions of Tonkin in the north, Annam in the center, and Cochinchina in the south. The capital for most of its history (1902–1945) was Hanoi; Saigon was the capital from 1887 to 1902 and 1945 to 1954.
The Second French Empire annexed Cochinchina and established a protectorate in Cambodia in 1862 and 1863, respectively. After the French Third Republic took over northern Vietnam through the Tonkin campaign, the various protectorates were consolidated into one union in 1887. Two more entities were incorporated into the union: the Laotian protectorate and the Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan. The French exploited the resources in the region during their rule but also contributed to improvements in the health and education system in the region. Nevertheless, deep divides remained between the native population and the colonists, leading to sporadic rebellions by the former.
Economy
French Indochina was designated as a colonie d'exploitation (a colony of economic exploitation) by the French government. Funding for the colonial government came by means of taxes on locals and the French government established a near monopoly on the trade of opium, salt and rice alcohol. The French administration established quotas of consumption for each Vietnamese village, thereby compelling villagers to purchase and consume set amounts of these monopolized goods. The trade of those three products formed about 44% of the colonial government's budget in 1920 but declined to 20% by 1930 as the colony began to economically diversify.
The colony's principal bank was the Banque de l'Indochine, established in 1875 and was responsible for minting the colony's currency, the Indochinese piastre. Indochina was the second most invested-in French colony by 1940 after Algeria, with investments totaling up to 6.7 million francs.
Indochina: the North (Tonkin) spirit mean “quốc lủi”, the Central (Annam) and the South (Cochinchina) “rượu đế” produce Alcohol is illegal in period 50 years
VIETNAMESE RICE WINE
Vietnamese Rice Wine Every region, every country, every nation has its own unique pride:
The French have Cognac,
The English have Whisky,
The Russians have Vodka,
The Americans have Bourbon,
The Japanese have Sake,
The Mexicans have Tequila,
The Chinese have Mao Tai.
And in Vietnam, there is a traditional fermentation process that has been passed down for hundreds of years, surviving a period of French colonization and alcohol prohibition, known by the enigmatic names of "Gụ Đế" (Vietnamese rice liquor) and "Riệu Quốc Lủi" - names that every Vietnamese person knows - Rice Wine (or Rượu gạo).
While the British make whisky from barley,
The Americans make Bourbon from corn,
The Mexicans make Tequila from agave,
The Spanish make Rum from sugarcane,
The Chinese make Mao Tai from sorghum
Comparing the ingredients of corn, sugarcane, agave, and sorghum, it seems that the noble Rice Grain of our village stands higher. It is understood that the products derived from rice are milder and more suitable for the Asian physique.
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