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 Appraisal 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。
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