On January 15th, the launch meeting for the revision of the "Quality Requirements for Yellow Wine" national standard was held in Shaoxing, the "capital of Chinese yellow wine", which was hosted by the National Brewing Standardization Technical Committee and organized by Zhejiang Guyuan Longshan Shaoxing Liquor Co., Ltd.
This meeting was chaired by Meng Zhen, the deputy director of the National Brewing Standards Technical Committee. More than 40 representatives from various regions including brewing enterprises, prestigious universities and research institutions attended the meeting. The attendees included Guo Xinguang, the president of the China Food Fermentation Industry Research Institute, Song Quanhou, the secretary of the National Brewing Standards Technical Committee, Mao Yong, the secretary of the Huangjiu Branch of the China Wine Industry Association, Professor Mao Jian from Jiangnan University, Bai Hong, the vice general manager of Zhejiang Guyue Longshan Shaoxing Wine Co., Ltd., and Chinese wine masters Hu Zhiwen, Zou Huijun, Xu Yuezheng, Fu Zukang, Yu Qinfeng, etc. from the industry.
At the meeting, industry experts and enterprise representatives conducted in-depth discussions on the key points of revision and reached a consensus. The meeting precisely targeted the industry's pain points and the demands of consumption upgrading, clearly defining the three core revision directions of the national standard for "Quality Requirements of Huangjiu": First, standardize the definition and expression of terms, clarify the boundaries of concepts, and consolidate industry consensus; second, improve product classification and label marking, clarify value transmission, and safeguard the original intention of consumption; third, highlight the characteristics of products and processes, inherit the essence of ancient techniques, and empower innovation and development. These three directions clearly outline the blueprint for standard revision, providing a clear direction for the standardized upgrade of the Huangjiu industry.
The successful convening of this launch meeting signifies that the revision of the national standard for yellow wine has officially entered a substantive implementation phase, laying a solid foundation for the scientific revision and implementation of the standard.