Many famous Chinese wines of the present day develop from ancient times, mainly from the Ming and the Qing dynasties.

现在的许多中国名酒，都是从古代发展而来的，主要是从明清时期发展而来。

At the First National Wine Appraisal¹ Conference held in 1952, eight brands of famous Chinese wine were awarded a prize.

1952年，全国第一次评酒会上评出了“八大名酒”，

They were Guizhou Maotai, Shanxi Fenjiu, Shanxi Xifeng, Luzhou Laojiao， Shaoxing Jiafan, Red Rose Grape Wine, Wei-meisi and Special Fine Brandy.

即茅台、汾酒、西凤、泸州老窖、绍兴加饭酒、红玫瑰葡萄酒、味美思酒、金奖白兰地；

At the Second National Wine Appraisal Conference held in 1963, eighteen brands of famous Chinese wine were awarded a prize.

1963年，中国举办了全国第二次评酒会，会上评出了“十八大名酒”，

They were Guizhou Maotai,Shanxi Fenjiu，Shaanxi Xifeng, Luzhou Laojiao Twice Fully-Fermented Liquor,Shaoxing Jiafan，Red Rose Grape Wine, Yantai Weimeisi, Yantai Special Fine Brandy, Sichuan Wuliangye, Anhui Gujinggong, Quanxing Twice Fully-Fermented Liquor, Chinese Red Grape Wine, Zhuyeqing, Qingdao White Grape Wine, Dongjiu, Special-Made Bejing Brandy, Chengang Liquor and Qingdao Beer.

即：茅台（贵州仁怀茅台镇）、汾酒（山西汾阳杏花村）、西凤（陕西凤翔柳林镇）、泸州老窖大曲酒（四川泸州）、绍兴加饭酒（浙江绍兴）、红玫瑰葡萄酒、味美思酒（山东烟台）、金奖白兰地 (山东烟台）、五粮液酒（四川宜宾）、古井贡酒（安徽亳县）、全兴大曲酒（四川成都）、夜光杯中国红葡萄酒（北京）、竹叶青酒（山西汾阳杏花村）、白葡萄酒（山东青岛）、董酒（贵州遵义）、特制白兰地酒（北京）、沉缸酒（福建龙岩）、青岛啤酒（山东青岛）；

In 1979, the Third National Wine Appraisal Conference was held and eighteen brands of famous Chinese wine were awarded a prize.

1979年全国第三届评酒会也评出了 “十八大名酒”：

They were Guizhou Maotai, Shanxi Fenjiu, Sichuan Wuliangye, Anhui Gujinggong, Yanghe Twice Fully-Fermented Liquor，Jiannanchun，Chinese Red Grape Wine, Yantai Weimeisi, Qingdao White Grape Wine, Yantai Special Fine Brandy, Dongjiu, Special-Made Bejing Brandy, Luzhou Laojiao Twice Fully-Fermented Liquor, Shaoxing Jiafan, Zhuyeqing，Qingdao Beer, Yantai Red Grape Wine and Chengangjiu.

茅台酒、汾酒、五粮液酒、古井贡酒、洋河大曲酒（江苏泗阳洋河镇）、剑南春酒（四川绵竹）、中国红葡萄酒、烟台味美思酒、青岛白葡萄酒、金奖白兰地酒、董酒、北京特制白兰地酒、泸州老 窖特曲酒、绍兴加饭酒、竹叶青酒、青岛啤酒、烟台红葡萄酒、沉缸酒。