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  • China Discover 2,000-Year-Old Liquir

    06/21/2003 1:05:00 AM PDT · by yonif · 5 replies · 212+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | June 21, 2003 | AP Asia
    BEIJING - Aged wines don't get much older than this. Archaeologists in western China discovered five earthenware jars of 2,000-year-old rice wine in an ancient tomb, and its bouquet was still strong enough to perk up the nose, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Saturday. Xinhua said 1.3 gallons of the almost clear, blue-tinged liquor was found, enough to allow researchers their best opportunity yet to study ancient distilling techniques. Archaeologist Sun Fuzhi was quoted saying the tomb dated from the early Western Han dynasty, which held sway over much of mainland China between 206 B.C. and 25 A.D. Liquor...