rice wine in pototan

what is rice wine..? 

Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage made from rice

Rice

Rice is the seed of the monocot plant Oryza sativa. As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East and South Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the West Indies...

. Unlike wine, which is made by fermentation of naturally sweet grapes and other fruit, rice "wine" results from the fermentation of rice starch
 converted to sugars. This process is akin to that used to produce beer; however, beer production employs a
 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. Since grains contain starches but little to no simple sugars, the sugar needed to produce alcohol is...

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currently, Pototan considered as the rice granary of Western Visayas is producing its new Product.. the Rice Wine..