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Traditional Craft

Van Village Wine

A journey from rice, traditional yeast cakes, and the hearth to the distinctive flavour that made this Kinh Bac village renowned.

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Stories of Van Village Wine

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Craft Knowledge

Traditional Wine-Making Process

An editorial framework for adding photographs, videos, and artisans’ accounts to each stage of the craft.

  1. 01

    Selecting Ingredients

    Rice, glutinous rice, or other suitable ingredients are carefully selected and prepared.

  2. 02

    Preparing the Yeast

    Traditional yeast is central to the wine’s distinctive flavour and the craft knowledge passed between generations.

  3. 03

    Cooking and Cooling

    The ingredients are cooked, spread evenly, and cooled to the appropriate temperature.

  4. 04

    Fermentation

    Fermentation is monitored through the accumulated experience of local artisans.

  5. 05

    Distillation

    Heat, timing, and the way the distillate is collected determine the quality of the finished wine.

  6. 06

    Maturation and Storage

    The wine is allowed to stabilise, checked, and stored under appropriate conditions.

Van Village

Stories and Knowledge of Van Village Wine

Articles on traditional knowledge, artisans, production, cultural memory, and the contemporary development of Van Village Wine.

30 Jul 2026

Wine spirit of Van Village

Van Village is located right next to Cau River. Rows of bamboo running along the river cover Van Village with a smooth green color. The fields close to…

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30 Jul 2026

Van Village Wine

The history of Van Village through fairy tales that my grandmother often told her grandchildren said, "Van Village is located on the Cau River, full of water all…

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30 Jul 2026

National liquor

Couplets - Flowers - Wine, three products associated with the national traditional Tet reunited for the first time in the spring of Dinh Hoi - 2007, this spring…

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30 Jul 2026

Poetry: Van Village Wine

“Since the time I brought the sword to open the worldThousands of years of longing for the land of Thang Long..."Huynh Van Nghe Heaven watches - earth watchesThe…

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30 Jul 2026

Flowers and wine

1. It's unclear when people compared Hoa's life to Human life, especially to Beauty. Beauty is like a beautiful flower. (Beauty is like a flower separated from the…

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