紅(hong)(hong)(hong)纓子高粱(liang)(liang)(liang),俗稱紅(hong)(hong)(hong)粱(liang)(liang)(liang),是(shi)茅臺(tai)鎮特(te)(te)產(chan)的一種(zhong)有(you)(you)機糯(nuo)高粱(liang)(liang)(liang)。它是(shi)茅臺(tai)鎮型白酒(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)的釀酒(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)原料。也正是(shi)由于有(you)(you)了(le)它,茅臺(tai)鎮才(cai)有(you)(you)了(le)純(chun)正醬香味(wei)。這(zhe)種(zhong)紅(hong)(hong)(hong)粱(liang)(liang)(liang)只(zhi)能(neng)在茅臺(tai)鎮特(te)(te)有(you)(you)的水分、土壤和下(xia)種(zhong)植,這(zhe)也是(shi)茅臺(tai)鎮醬酒(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)為(wei)什么具有(you)(you)不(bu)(bu)可的原因之(zhi)一。當(dang)地紅(hong)(hong)(hong)粱(liang)(liang)(liang)不(bu)(bu)同于其他高粱(liang)(liang)(liang)粒小,皮厚,顆粒飽滿(man),能(neng)經受(shou)多次蒸(zheng)煮,當(dang)地人稱其為(wei)“沙(sha)”。正是(shi)由于紅(hong)(hong)(hong)高粱(liang)(liang)(liang)有(you)(you)了(le)這(zhe)些特(te)(te)性,才(cai)能(neng)成(cheng)就坤沙(sha)醬酒(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)靈魂(hun)工藝(yi):九(jiu)次蒸(zheng)煮,七次取酒(jiu)(jiu)(jiu)。