On our way from the city of Renhuai to Maotai, we could smell the fragrance of wine becoming stronger as we drew nearer. We found wine jars and large wine containers in front of every house on both ...

The decision has been interpreted by some as “quit while you are ahead”, referring to the immediate hit created by those new drops earlier this month. While the co-branded “liquor latte” with Chinese ...

The main gate of Guizhou Moutai Company in Maotai Town on the Chishui River in Renhuai City, Guizhou Province. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com] In China, wine is sometimes called the "water of history" because ...

The air in Maotai town, tucked into the mountains of China's southern Guizhou province, smells like sickly sweet fermenting sorghum, wafting up the banks of the Chishui River and seeping out of the ...

The hills of Maotai Town. Photo by Wang Zhuangfei for chinadaily.com.cn Maotai Town, the birthplace and home of Kweichow Moutai Wine, the gold standard of Chinese baijiu, is filled with rolling hills ...

The imposing National Liquor Gate, built in traditional Chinese style, visible from a brand new bridge over the fast-flowing Yanjin River, welcomes visitors to Maotai — a charming town wrapped in ...

Maotai, a favored liquor for Chinese leaders like Mao Zedong, has long been rare and precious for ordinary Chinese people. However, it is becoming affordable and available to everyone. The liquor's ...

Two weeks before China's first ever auction dedicated entirely to aged Maotai, China's most famous baijiu or white spirit, Liu Xiaowei, chairman of the auction house hosting the event, put the price ...

Touted as the preferred choice of spirits by state leaders, China's famous Maotai liquor has become a favourite target of counterfeiters - with some types having been found blended with pesticides.

In the sky, a colossal three-dimensional Maotai liquor bottle, composed entirely of drones, is depicted alongside drone-formed wine glasses. The Maotai bottle appears to tilt continuously, until a ...