Ut Tay wine production facility has recently been known for its 4-star OCOP certified wine products in 2020, as well as the typical Hau Giang rural industrial product certification in 2021.

Some Ut Tay wine products

In Vietnamese folklore, especially with Southern people, the use of alcohol has become a long-standing custom, associated with many typical rituals and folk songs “Guests come to the house without tea, then wine”. On festive occasions and national festivals, alcohol also appears as “no wine without ceremony” on the altar, next to the incense and fruit, the tray of offerings to ancestors. Or in the North, there have long existed anonymous sayings that are very bold such as “marry me seventy thousand buffaloes, eighty thousand goats and pigs, nine jars of toothpick wine”. As you can see, our folk from ancient times knew how to use bark to make clothes, fish and shrimp to make fish sauce, and rice to make wine used in daily activities and rituals.

Some Ut Tay wine products with 12 zodiac animals

Some Ut Tay wine products with 12 zodiac animals

The increased consumption demand leads to an increasing number of alcohol producers in the market. The situation of selling fake and poor quality alcohol is also gradually becoming a problem that harms the health of customers, directly affecting businesses and genuine alcohol production facilities. With that concern, and the enthusiasm of a family with a long tradition of winemaking, Mr. and Mrs. Le Quang Anh and Mrs. Vo Thi Phuong Trang chose to return to their homeland in Phung Hiep district (Hau Giang province) to build a wine production facility from an abundant source of glutinous rice. Ut Tay traditional craft wine production facility has contributed to transforming glutinous rice grains with low economic value into a typical product of the province with higher quality and efficiency.

Ms. Vo Thi Phuong Trang introduces products to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh

Ms. Vo Thi Phuong Trang, representative of the establishment, said that winemaking is a traditional profession of Mr. Le Quang Anh's family in Rach Goi town, Chau Thanh A, Hau Giang province. When going to Can Tho to set up a career, because of missing their hometown, Ms. Trang and her husband decided to return to Phung Hiep district (Mrs. Trang's hometown) to develop the family winemaking profession. Up to now, the establishment has launched four types of wine, namely Ut Tay White wine, Lao Tuu Ut Tay wine, Ut Tay Cordyceps Laojiu Wine và Khuoc Lao Tuu Ut Tay. All of the above products have achieved the 4-star OCOP certification, as well as the typical Hau Giang rural industrial product certification in 2019. By 2021, the facility will continue to receive this title.

Ms. Trang and Mr. Tran Thanh Man (blue tie) - Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and Mr. Le Tien Chau - former Secretary of Hau Giang Provincial Party Committee, now served as Vice Chairman of Vietnam Fatherland Front cum General Secretary

According to Mr. Le Quang Anh, the method of distillation, fermentation, and traditional wine making, along with the typical glutinous rice materials of Hau Giang region are the reasons for the product's delicious taste, attracting people inside and outside the province. In addition, Ut Tay wine is also outstanding in quality with many positive reviews and appraisals from local agencies and departments. Specifically, after many tests, experts determined that the product contains Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA), a compound beneficial for health, helping to calm and relax nerves. At the same time, the content of Methanol, Aldehyde and Ester is almost undetectable, or if any, is also at low standards, causing no toxicity compared to regulations of the Ministry of Health.

Consulate General of Korea received gifts from Dr. Le Thuy Trang, The President of the Asia-Pacific Entrepreneurs Association

At the 2020 Hau Giang Party Congress, Ms. Vo Thi Phuong Trang was honored to introduce the product to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. In addition, Dr. Le Thuy Trang, Chairman of Asia - Pacific Entrepreneurs Association, a son of Hau Giang province also tried it and was very interested in this product. When participating in the conference in Ho Chi Minh City, the doctor donated products to many partners, along with representatives of Consulates of other countries in Vietnam.

Currently, the facility is continuing to expand its scale, converting the production line to ISO 9001 in accordance with food hygiene and safety. In the near future, Ms. Trang shared that she wants to set up a business to create more jobs for local people, contribute to improving the value of craft village products, and revive cooking traditional wine in the Southwest region.

Huynh Kha (Translated by Moc Tam)