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Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage
Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol . Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and distilled beverage....
 made from rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
. Unlike wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
, which is made by fermentation
Fermentation (food)

Fermentation in food processing typically refers to the conversion of sugar to alcohol using yeast under anaerobic conditions. A more general definition of fermentation is the chemical conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols or acids....
 of naturally sweet grape
Grape

File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis....
s and other fruit, rice "wine" results from the fermentation of rice starch
Starch

File:Amylose2.svgFile:Amylopektin Sessel.svgStarch or amylum is a polysaccharide carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds....
 converted to sugars. This process is akin to that used to produce beer
Beer

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used....
; however, beer production employs a mashing process
Mashing

In brewing and distilling, mashing is the process of combining a mix of milled grain , known as the "grain bill", and water, known as "liquor", and heating this mixture with pauses at certain temperatures to allow the enzymes in the malt to break down the starch in the grain into sugars, typically maltose to create a malty liquid called wo...
 to convert starch to sugars whereas rice wine uses the different amylolytic process
Amylolytic process

Amylolysis, or the amylolytic process, is the conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes like amylase.The amylolytic process is used in the brewing of alcohol from grains....
.






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Sakebottle 08 11 2006
Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage
Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink containing ethanol . Alcoholic beverages are divided into three general classes: beers, wines, and distilled beverage....
 made from rice
Rice

Rice is a staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in tropical Latin America, and East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia, making it the second-most consumed cereal grain, after maize....
. Unlike wine
Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage often made of fermentation grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients....
, which is made by fermentation
Fermentation (food)

Fermentation in food processing typically refers to the conversion of sugar to alcohol using yeast under anaerobic conditions. A more general definition of fermentation is the chemical conversion of carbohydrates into alcohols or acids....
 of naturally sweet grape
Grape

File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis....
s and other fruit, rice "wine" results from the fermentation of rice starch
Starch

File:Amylose2.svgFile:Amylopektin Sessel.svgStarch or amylum is a polysaccharide carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined together by glycosidic bonds....
 converted to sugars. This process is akin to that used to produce beer
Beer

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used....
; however, beer production employs a mashing process
Mashing

In brewing and distilling, mashing is the process of combining a mix of milled grain , known as the "grain bill", and water, known as "liquor", and heating this mixture with pauses at certain temperatures to allow the enzymes in the malt to break down the starch in the grain into sugars, typically maltose to create a malty liquid called wo...
 to convert starch to sugars whereas rice wine uses the different amylolytic process
Amylolytic process

Amylolysis, or the amylolytic process, is the conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes like amylase.The amylolytic process is used in the brewing of alcohol from grains....
. Alcoholic beverages distilled from rice were exclusive to East
East Asia

East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either Geography or cultural terms. Geography and geopolitically, it covers about 12,000,000 km?, or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe, though some categorize Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia as Central Asia....
 and Southeast Asian countries, with knowledge of the distillation process reaching India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
 and parts of South Asia
South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east....
 later through trade.

Rice brew typically has a higher alcohol content (18-25%) than wine (10-20%), which in turn has a higher alcohol content than beer (3-8%).

Some types of rice wine include:

  • Amazake
    Amazake

    is a traditional sweet, low-alcoholic Japanese drink made from fermented rice. Amazake dates from the Kofun period, and it is mentioned in the Nihon Shoki....
     - low-alcohol Japanese rice drink
  • Brem
    Brem

    Brem is the traditional rice wine from the island of Bali. It is consumed and holds important use in temple ceremonies. Brem can be either white or red depending on the proportions of white and black glutinous rice used in production, very sweet to semi-sweet, and vary in alcohol content from 5% to 14%....
     - Balinese rice wine
  • Cheongju
    Cheongju (wine)

    Cheongju is a clear Korean rice wine similar to Japanese sake, or more specifically, nihonshu. One popular brand of cheongju is Chung Ha . There are various local variations, including beopju, which is brewed in the ancient city of Gyeongju....
     - Korean rice wine
    • Beopju
      Beopju

      Beopju is a traditional Korean rice liquor, of the cheongju family of liquors. It is made chiefly from glutinous rice, and has an alcohol content of about 15%....
       - a variety of cheongju
  • Choujiu
    Choujiu

    Choujiu is a type of Chinese Fermentation alcoholic beverage brewed from glutinous rice. It is very thick and has a milky white color, which is sometimes compared to jade....
     - A milky glutinous rice
    Glutinous rice

    Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous in the sense of being glue-like or sticky and not in the sense of containing gluten; on the other hand, it is called sticky but should not be confused with the other varieties of Asian rice that become sticky to one deg...
     wine popular in Xi'an
    Xi'an

    Xi'an , is the Capital of the Shaanxi Provinces of China in the People's Republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Historical capitals of China because it has been the capital of some of the most important Dynasties in Chinese history in Chinese history, including the Zh...
    , China
  • Gamju
    Gamju

    Gamju or dansul is a Korean wine, made from rice fermented with yeast-cake. Because its fermentation is incomplete, its alcohol content is relatively low....
     - A milky, sweet rice wine from Korea
  • Kulapo - A reddish rice wine with strong odor and alcohol content from the Philippines
    Philippines

    The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
  • Lao-Lao
    Lao-Lao

    Lao-Lao is a rice whisky brewed in Laos. Along with Beer Lao, lao-Lao is a staple beverage for the people of Laos . Contrary to what the romanized transcription would make one believe, the name lao-Lao is not the same word repeated twice, but actually two different words pronounced with different tones: The first, wikt:??????, m...
     - A clear rice wine from Laos
  • Lihing - Kadazan rice wine (Sabah, Malaysian Borneo)
  • Makkoli
    Makkoli

    Makgeolli, also known as takju, is a traditional alcoholic beverage native to Korea. It is made from rice which gives it a milky, off-white color, and sweetness....
     - a milky traditional rice wine indigenous to Korea
  • Mijiu
    Mijiu

    File:Mijiubottle.jpgMijiu is a variety of Chinese wine made from rice. As a fermented beverage, it is categorized as a form of huangjiu....
     or Lao-zao - a clear, sweet Chinese rice wine/liqueur, usually being served as a dessert in southern China, made from fermented glutinous rice
  • Pangasi - Rice wine from Mindanao
    Mindanao

    Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also one of the three island groups in the country, along with Luzon and Visayas....
     in the Philippines.
  • Raksi
    Raksi

    Raksi or Rakshi is a traditional distilled alcoholic beverage in Tibet and Nepal. It is usually made from kodo or millet but can also be made from rice....
     - Tibetan and Nepali rice wine
  • Ru?u c?n
    Ru?u c?n

    Ru?u c?n is a Fermentation rice wine produced in Vietnam, especially in mountainous areas like T?y Nguy?n or T?y B?c. It is made of cooked glutinous rice mixed with several kinds of herbs in the local forests....
     - Vietnamese rice wine drunk through long, thin bamboo tubes
  • Ru?u n?p
    Ru?u n?p

    Ru?u n?p is a pudding or drink from northern Vietnamese cuisine made from glutinous rice that has been fermented with the aid of yeast and steamed in a banana leaf....
     - Sweet, milky Vietnamese rice wine made from sticky rice
  • Sake
    Sake

    Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.This beverage is called sake in English, but in Japanese language, sake or Honorific speech in Japanese refers to alcoholic drinks in general....
     (Nihonshu) - Japanese rice wine
  • Sato
    Sato (rice wine)

    Sato , a traditional alcoholic beverage has been made for centuries by the local farmers of the Isaan region of Thailand.Sato is commonly called Thai rice wine; but, not being made from grapes or other sweet and fleshy fruits, rather resembles beer as it is made from starchy Glutinous rice....
     - A rice wine originating in the Isan
    Isan

    Isan is the northeast region of Thailand. It is located on the Khorat Plateau, bordered by the Mekong to the north and east, by Cambodia to the southeast and the Prachinburi mountains south of Nakhon Ratchasima....
     region of Thailand
  • Sonti
    Sonti

    Sonti is an Indian cuisine rice-based alcoholic beverage that is made much like sake and is similar to wine in its alcohol content and use. Sonti is made by steaming rice....
     - Indian rice wine
  • Handia- Rice beer made after fermentation in Chottanagpur regions of eastern Indian states of Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal (india)Rasi the refined wine of Handia
  • Tuak - Iban rice wine (Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo)
  • Tapuy - Clear rice wine from the Philippines
    Philippines

    The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
    ' cordillera region, also called Tapey and Bayah
    Bayah

    Bayah may refer to:*Bay'ah, Islamic terminology*Bayah, Afghanistan*Bayah, Philippine Highlands Rice Wine, also known as Tapuy...
    .
  • Tapai - Kadazandusun rice wine (Sabah, Malaysian Borneo)
  • Ang Jiu - Chinese red rice wine, popular among the FooChow Chinese.(Malaysia,China)


Makgeolri
Other types include:
  • Com ru?u
    Com ru?u

    Com ru?u is a traditional dessert from Southern Vietnam, made from glutinous rice.To prepare com ru?u, glutinous rice is cooked, mixed with yeast, and rolled into small balls....
     - A Vietnamese dessert consisting of rice balls in mildly alcoholic, thick, milky rice wine
  • Mirin
    Mirin

    is an essential condiment used in Japanese cuisine, consisting of 40%?50% sugar. It is a kind of rice wine similar to sake, but with a lower alcohol content?14% instead of 20%....
     - Sweetened Japanese rice wine used for cooking
  • Soju
    Soju

    Soju is a distilled beverage native to Korea. Most brands of modern soju are made in South Korea. Though traditionally made from rice, most major brands supplement or even replace the rice with other starches such as potato, wheat, barley, sweet potato, or tapioca ....
     - Korean alcoholic beverage, often mistaken as rice wine, but actually almost always in combination with other ingredients such as wheat, barley, or sweet potatoes
  • Shochu
    Shochu

    is a distilled beverage native to Japan. It is most commonly distillation from barley, Sweet potato, or rice. Typically, it contains 25% alcohol by volume ....
     - a Japanese alcoholic beverage that can be made from rice, although it is more commonly made from barley, sweet potato, or sugar cane
  • Snake wine
    Snake Wine

    Snake wine is an alcoholic beverage that includes a whole venomous snake in the bottle. It originated in Vietnam and can be found around Southeast Asia....


See also

  • Awamori
    Awamori

    Awamori is an alcoholic beverage indigenous to and unique to Okinawa, Japan. It is made from rice, and is not a direct product of brewing but of distillation ....
    , a distilled rice spirit from Okinawa
  • Chhaang
    Chhaang

    Chhaang or chang is a Tibetan alcoholic beverage also popular in parts of eastern Himalayas....
    , a common alcoholic rice beverage in Sikkim, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan
  • Chinese alcoholic beverage
  • Korean wine
    Korean wine

    Korean culture has a great variety of traditional alcoholic beverages, most of which are called by the Sino-Korean vocabulary ju ....
  • Rice baijiu
    Rice baijiu

    Rice baijiu , also known as rice fragrance baijiu , is a variety of distilled beverage popular in China. Unlike other kinds of baijiu, it is distilled mainly from rice rather than from sorghum or other grains....
    , a potent Chinese spirit distilled from mijiu
  • Sundakanji, a fermented drink of rice porridge of southern state of Tamilnadu
  • Rice ethanol
  • Rice vinegar
    Rice vinegar

    Rice vinegar is a vinegar made from fermentation rice or rice wine in China, Korea, and Japan....
  • Ru?u d?
    Ru?u d?

    Ru?u d? is a distilled liquor from Vietnam, made of either glutinous rice or non-glutinous rice. It was formerly made illegally and is thus similar to moonshine....
     (also called ru?u d? or ru?u qu?c l?i) - a Vietnamese distilled spirit made from rice
  • Ru?u tr?ng, the generic term for Vietnamese distilled spirits
  • Sake
    Sake

    Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.This beverage is called sake in English, but in Japanese language, sake or Honorific speech in Japanese refers to alcoholic drinks in general....
  • Bioenergy in China
    Bioenergy in China

    People's Republic of China has set the goal of attaining one percent of its renewable energy generation through bioenergy in 2020.The development of bioenergy in China is needed to meet the rising energy demand....