Lao Cai highland is famous for many good wines, each wine is named with its homeland such as: San Lung wine (San Lung village - Ban Xeo commune - Bat Xat district), Sim San wine (Sim San village - Y Ty commune - Bat Xat district), Coc Ngu wine (Coc Ngu village - Nam Chay commune - Muong Khuong district), Nam Pung wine (Nam Pung commune - Bat Xat district), corn wine (Ban Pho village - Bac Ha district, Muong Khuong district ...), Thanh Kim wine (Thanh Kim commune, Sapa town, wild apple wine (Sapa town), purple plum wine (Ta Van - Sapa) ...

Some famous wines in Lao Cai

To have the delicious wine, depending on the type of wine, there should be different conditions of raw materials, brewing time, distillation ... The process of making wine is also different, there are some wine which do not need to distil sophisticatedly but simply soak ingredients with sugar such as wild apple wine, Ta Van plum wine, etc…, there are also wines that require complicated brewing processes such as San Lung, Sim San wine, Ban Pho corn wine…. Especially, the brewing process is very  important of wine making, the longer the wine is brewed, the more delicious it is, smooth drinking without headache. Lao Cai wine is mostly cooked according to the esoteric methods of the ethnic people, with the diverse concentration, suitable for the visitor’s interests of of all regions. There are some wines not too strong like Sim San wine, wild apple wine ... but there are some strong wines that can burn with fire such as Ban Pho wine, San Lung wine .....

Traditional distillation of ethnic minorities

If you visit the highland villages, you will witness the traditional alcohol distillation of the upland people as well as the affection of the local people sent in every aromatic drop of wine. At each kitchen of the ethnic minorities, wine is preserved in the rustic way, which will surely be the valuable gifts that you want to send to your relatives and friends. If you want the beautiful designs and models, there are many bottled types of wine and exclusively distributed by the companies with guaranteed flavors and quality such as: San Lung, Sim San and Thanh Kim wine ... The ethnic minority people are very hospitable. If you are invited to stay and drink wine, you need to find out and respect their drinking habits, such as: when drinking, the Giay people never drink upside down, put the cup upside down on the table or put the cup away because according to their conception, it is not respectful to the host. .

Let come to Lao Cai with your friends and relatives and sip a cup of warm wine in the house of highland ethnic people, that will surely leave you with unforgettable impressions.

Translated by Do Hoa