The eight famous white wines of China are: 茅台酒、汾酒、五粮液、泸州老窖、剑南春、西凤酒、古井贡酒、董酒. But when a 1958 茅台 was sold for RMB1.45m, the market is changed forever. Apparently only 茅台酒、汾酒、五粮液、泸州老窖 have 'attained their value'; others need to 'catch up'.
茅台, probably the most famous among all, has received praises from as far back as 135 BC from the Han Emperor. It is popular not just because of its 'recognized value' and hence appropriateness as corporate gifts, but also due to its sentiment value. Back a few decades ago, 茅台 was a gift for weddings and joyous celebrations, and will easily be the most expensive gift a new couple will receive back then. Some have kept it til now, many are - apparently - buying back that memory of the past.
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