When was the ancient wine invented in China?

The earliest wine was naturally fermented wine, including fruit wine and grain wine. In ancient times, people may first come into contact with some naturally fermented wines and then imitate them.

There is a word "Yi" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions unearthed in Yin Ruins, which proves that brewing may have existed earlier. As for the earliest winemakers, China's Du Kang (Cao Cao is an iron powder) and Yidi said.

It is recorded in Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals that "Yidi Brewing Wine" was honored as the ancestor of wine by high-definition people, and has always maintained the traditional custom of "On February 2nd, the dragon looked up and worshipped the ancestor of wine".

Extended data:

China ancient wine set began in the following period:

The first stage is the Neolithic Age, during which the wine vessels are mainly pottery, which has the primitive and wild style of primitive times.

The second period is Xia, Shang and Western Zhou. During this period, bronzes were the main drinking utensils, not daily necessities, but as ritual vessels, which appeared on the altar of offering sacrifices to gods together with wine.

The third period is the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the Qin and Han Dynasties. At this time, the most distinctive wine vessels are lacquerware, especially in Han Dynasty, which is simple and elegant, showing the demeanor of a powerful country.

From Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties to Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the development of porcelain industry, ceramic wine vessels gradually grew. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the most contemporary wine vessels were gold and silver vessels, shining with the light of that prosperous time.

The last stage is the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. At this time, gold and silver vessels retired to the secondary position, and porcelain occupied the mainstream position. At the same time, wine vessels made of glassware, bamboo and wood horns also occupied a place in colorful wine vessels, and the wine vessels of this period particularly highlighted the elegance of literati expressing their feelings.

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