What is your impression of Wulong?Fairy Mountain, Tiankeng Ground Crack, Horn Dried Bean, Bowl of Mutton. Is this land of mountains and rivers with great natural endowment really all there is?
It is the misty lake and mountains, the rural wilderness with heavy fruits and the slopes of the mountains, and the "paradise" behind the dangerous horses. Those are the ones you've been to Fairy Mountain countless times and never actually walked intoWulong
There are mountains beyond the mountainsGood water traceabilityCome to Wulong again, but don't go to Fairy Mountain. I heard that above the origin of Wujiang and Qianli Gallery, there is a hidden countryside like a peach source. There is a whole lake like a dream, there are four wild mountains and forests that are born around the lake, and there is a cellar with the taste of mountains and rivers【Zenshan Winery】
So we decided to go alongWujiang GorgeTrace the source straight up, all the way to see the cliff carved ghostly axe, see the blue Wujiang River meandering endlessly. Until you enter a mountain and pass through a tunnel, for a few moments;The canyon is gone, the sky is clear, and a dreamlike lake is embedded in the mountains.
The owner of the winery calledLao Du, is a native of Wulong. The hometown in his mouth is such a Wujiang Gorge with mountains like axes and water like jasper;It is the lake and mountain scenery where the clouds rise from the mountains and forests, and the birds fly and the fish leap;It is a "peach source land" where mountain spring water boils rice and soup, and the scenery is full of wild interest.
What is the taste of a landscape?Then you have to come to the shore of this "Furong Lake" and come to the "paradise" above the mountains and rivers: Shiqiao Township
Lao Du, who is close to the age of six, is now a Taoyuan brewer here, his【Zenshan Winery】It is located on the shore of the lake, where the fairy mist is shrouded"Zen Mountain".Below, the cellar hides people's attachment to the mountains and rivers, as well as its most natural taste.
Paradise home
Drink and eat well
At the foot of Zen Mountain, on the shore of Furong Lake, Lao Du's【Zenshan Winery】Lie down here.
This mist-shrouded mountain has an excellent source of mountain spring waterThe fields around the winery are organically cultivated with rice, sorghum, etc., which is the foundation of a pure wine. Then the pure mountain breeze will be a year old and a season, gently blowing through the landscape, until it is ready to brew a cup of beautiful taste of time.
The winery is currently divided into three buildings and three floors, consisting of a winemaking room, fermentation tower and cellar, as well as a tasting room and wine restaurant, which together form the most unique in the countryside"Village Lounge".。Here you can experience a glass of pure brew, from nothing;A meal, from the countryside to the table.
When it comes to winemaking, water and grains are the first and foremost. Lao Duterte brought a wisp of extremely sweet and pure mountain spring water to the winery from the depths of Zen Mountain(Tested by Chongqing quality inspection as: first-class drinking water).；It also contracted Siye farmland to plant local sorghum as raw material by ancient methods. Finally, the method of fermentation in small tanks is used to finally brew the essence of this land and get a pot of high qualitySouthern style fragrant DaquCentennial Wujiang
This is an art made by time, which is both for wine and for people, so Chinese have liked to pay tribute to the years with wine since ancient times. In addition to experiencing the process of sake brewing, you can also seal a jar with your own hands"A gift for the future".
When you get married, seal a jar of wedding wine, and wait until the baby falls to the ground and then open it;The eighty-year-old grandmother left a jar of ** wine for her grandson, and waited until the day of adulthood to open the seal....Any sense of ritual of remembrance can be sealed with this timeless treasure. When wine is transformed into water of life and flows continuously, it has a meaning that is based on and beyond time.
Time passes with the wind, and only emotions and spirit flow through the hot wine, which can be remembered for a long time. [Chanshan Winery] has many jars of such fine wine, each jar has a name, a story, a blessing, and a cellar that belongs to ordinary people, extraordinary love.
From the cellar upwards is a whole floorWine tasting spaceIt is a good place for wine lovers to taste wine. Stack the wrong logs to create a "canyon" wall that resembles the natural danger of the Wujiang River;Hang a sailboat as an art installation. The natural pastoral style outside the house can be continued in the architectural space.
There are three or two wine lovers sitting around, sipping a glass of immersionCentennial Wujiangof Qingli. In fact, there is no need to speak, as long as you smell the fragrance, the wine tongue will be ready to move, and all the body's reactions are the truest expression.
So go up, loyal to the lips and tongue, loyal to the wine and food, what kind of food to accompany this cup of 100-year-old Wujiang?On the top floor of the winery is the wine-serving restaurant, which is still in the style of naturalism in woody tones, and it can be seen from the clouds of Zen Mountain and the blue waters of Furong Lake in the distance.
The food served with wine and wine was presented one after another, and each dish was worth savoring and chatting about.
[Simmered chicken in a charcoal clay pot].As soon as you enter the winery, you can smell the fresh fragrance wafting from the earthen pots, which is the perfect choice for autumn and winter. Carefully select local chicken breeds, use the clear mountain spring water of Zen Mountain, charcoal and simmer slowly for 6 hours;There is no technology and ruthlessness, but the most clumsy and simple ancient methods are used to achieve the most delicious and warm dishes. While the cold night in the valley is still coming, warm up your stomach with a sip of fresh soup and awaken your tired taste buds. The soup is more fragrant because of the sake and the sake is more mellow because of the soup.
[Simmered chicken in a charcoal clay pot].
[Zen wine sand ginger mutton].In the late autumn in the mountains, the temperature should be replenished to ward off the cold, and you can always believe in the fresh sheep in Wulong. Selected local small-eared rock sheep, with an annual output of less than 200, just because of drinking mountain spring water and eating Chinese herbs all year round, this kind of mutton is tender and not greasy, and has a slight smell;It is also based on Guangdong sand ginger, and stewed with liquor such as 100-year-old Wujiang to get a mouthful of juicy, warm and satisfying sand ginger mutton.
[Zen wine sand ginger mutton].
If you want to go with wine more refreshingly, you should definitely try the winery's secret winery[Tobacco, alcohol, beef].。Smoke and roast with charcoal fire in the traditional bacon making method, add wine to ward off fish, and then steam pine hair slowly and then eat. The layers of incense that unfold have long been unable to distinguish whether it is the aroma of wine, beef, or pine smoke. The wine is a perfect match, the cup can't stop, and the chopsticks can't stop.
If you eat more authentically, you have to taste the prestigious one[Wulong Douhua].Of course, it is still a special mountain spring water, using the characteristic practices of the local Tujia family, which seems to be ordinary, but it is dense and delicate in one mouthful. Full of bean aroma, it makes people miss the taste of memory.
One moves Yang (pushing bean curd), two spinning feathers (killing chickens), and three Crying (beating glutinous rice cakes)" is the highest etiquette for the locals to entertain guests, not to mention that here, even a bowl of rice is not to be missed. Boiling rice in the same mountain spring water is a different kind of sweet and soft glutinous, just like a mouthful of meat and a sip of wine, the fragrant and mellow body of wine swings between the lips and teeth, dissolving the oiliness of the meat, but it is more supple.
Night's【Zenshan Winery】Light up the starting point, light up the lights, entertain guests with wine, meet friends with food, this place is like a starry sky"Village Lounge".Wine brewing contains the essence of the earth, and the food is full of the scenery of the land;This is the most simple and moving taste nourished by the landscape, and it is also the most wild taste of a "paradise".
There are no immortals in Zen Mountain
but there are souls of their own
"Zen Mountain" is not called "Zen".
Lao Du said: "A long, long time ago, there were many temples and Taoist temples on the mountain where incense was flourishing, although it has long been abandoned, but I still think it is spiritual. ”
The villagers of Shiqiao are mainly Miao and Tujia, and people live around the lake. The Hibiscus Lake is ecologically high-quality and still has an abundance of wild fish, making it a hidden gem for fishing enthusiasts. In late autumn, the grapefruit trees by the lake have already broken their branches, and the air is full of the fragrance of grapefruit. This "paradise" has always been preserved, the most natural appearance of the countryside.
Slow Jun thought that maybe there would always be a "Zen Mountain" in Lao Du's heart, which was full of his preference for his hometown. He has walked through many landscapes of life, but also experienced troughs and thorns, and finally returned to this homeland where he was born and raised, knew him and understood him, and with the support and care of many sincere friends, he used half a life to accumulate the true taste of this mountain and river.
Indeed, if you are willing to drive to Shiqiao Township, which is 200km away from the main city, follow the blue shadow of the Wujiang River all the way to the shore of Furong Lake, eat a fragrant Shiqiao grapefruit, catch a fresh fish in Furong Lake, and taste a cup of [Chanshan Winery] of the century-old Wujiang River, then"Zen Mountain" must be spiritual, that is, the belief in mountains and rivers that still remains in our genes
future【Zenshan Winery】It will combine more local ingredients in Wulong to make more flavorful wine and make more creative rural cuisine. Maybe the next time you visit, you can drink "yuzu wine" and "wild kiwi wine". At the same time,【Zenshan Meijuku】It is also under construction, and it would be wonderful if you could stay on the shore of the misty Furong Lake and wake up to the smell of wine and the cry of egrets
In the picturesque scenery of Chanshan Yunsheng and Furong Lake, [Chanshan Winery] will also add the most vibrant stroke to the rural revitalization of Shiqiao TownshipBorrowed the inscription poem of the winery designer Lao Bai as the chronicle:
Inscription of Chanshan Winery
Gao Tang Mingjing, the white-haired autumn frost is sorrowful like a long, the true meaning of life is all over the hometown of another country, disappointed and hopes that the family mountain will be unforgettable, the honor and disgrace of Nanke Dream of a wine in the world, the years in the cup, the sixtieth set sail again, and the ingenuity of the wine is feasting in all directions.
The so-called mountain city, "mountain" is always the confidence of "city", and it is people's deep love for this land. When we bring it up againWulongIn addition to the Fairy Mountain, there is also the shore of the vast Furong Lake, a fairy mist "Zen Mountain";There is also a jar of fine wine stored in the "paradise", a taste of the countryside, and an eternal love with the mountains and rivers. That is not only Lao Du's attachment to his homeland, but also every Chongqing person's feelings for the mountains and rivers. We crossed tunnels and stone bridges;We crossed the peaks and crossed the mountains, and the boat traveled to the paradise, just to find the taste of the world in the Wulong terroir, which you have not yet met.
*: Slow Planet.