China Yellow Wine Museum
中国黄酒博物馆
A museum devoted to Shaoxing yellow wine, where visitors can learn about the brewing process and taste yellow wines of different vintages.
The China Yellow Wine Museum stands on the bank of the ring moat near Beihai Bridge in Yuecheng District, converted from an old wine workshop. It presents the origins of yellow wine, the Shaoxing brewing process (steeping rice, steaming, cooling, fermentation, pressing and boiling the wine), wine vessels, and the Nü'er Hong, or 'daughter's red', wedding custom. At the end of the exhibition hall, visitors can taste Yuanhong, Jiafan, Shanniang, Xiangxue and other types of yellow wine, and buy wine jars and yellow wine ice cream. Admission is about RMB 50–60, subject to on-site prices, and usually includes tasting. Allow about 1.5 hours. It is about a 10-minute taxi ride from the old city.
Opening hours
Closed Mondays; 09:00–17:00 (check on site)
Nearby sights
- Former Residence of Cai Yuanpei
- Shusheng Guli (Jishan Historic Quarter)
- Fushan Park & Yuewang Terrace
- Cangqiao Straight Street
- Shaoxing Museum
- Zhou Enlai's Ancestral Home
- Qingteng Studio (Former Residence of Xu Wei)
- Xianheng Tavern