Can you still drink wine buried for 500 years?

In 2006, in the archaeological excavation of Ming Dynasty Cheng 'en Temple in Nanjing, besides some royal articles, ten Ming Dynasty jars dating back to 500 years ago were even more amazing. The ancients first discovered the method of making delicious fruit wine from the natural fermentation of fruit with high sugar content, and later gradually fermented it into wine with grain. It was not until the Ming Dynasty that the new technology of distilling wine really appeared. Distilled liquor is also commonly known as "white wine" in modern times. 10 Ming Dynasty Cheng 'en Temple site unearthed 10 jar of Ming Dynasty liquor. When the lid was opened, the wine overflowed. The expert said you can't drink it. His reason is a big joke.

Due to the deformation of the jar, some have infiltrated into the water, and some mud has been mixed in, so it is mixed with mud and can't be drunk any more. This is contrary to basic common sense and quite ridiculous. If it is white wine, it should be obtained by solid-state fermentation and distillation. The general alcohol content is 50-60 degrees. No bacteria can survive in this wine, and the wine itself is a substance with fairly stable chemical properties. However, in front of Mawangdui tomb in Changsha, a thousand-year-old wine was dug up. At that time, archaeologists opened the jar and found that it was a thousand-year-old wine. Because of the long time, everyone dared not drink. After Mr. Guo Moruo heard about it, he hurried to taste it. Nothing happened after drinking, indicating that ancient wine can still be drunk.

If these buried vintage wines are not sealed, they are not wine, but water. Naturally, a large number of bacteria are born, but they are not poisonous and will not die if they are drunk. But what is the point of drinking this "dirty water"? It is reported that the Shitan wine in the temples of the Ming Dynasty has a history of 500 years and was well sealed when it was discovered. When I opened it, the smell of wine smelled so good that even the workers couldn't help drinking a jar. In addition, distillation technology has existed since the Ming Dynasty, and it is a kind of high-purity wine with bactericidal effect. Therefore, the ten jars of wine in the 500-year-old temples in North Korea should be drinkable and delicious, but these wines are all cultural relics now. I don't know who has a chance to taste them.

In our country, although there is a saying that wine gets more fragrant with age, if the wine is kept for a long time, the harmful substances in it will be reduced, and the harm to the human body will be reduced. It is also good for people's health if it is kept for a long time, but some wines can't be kept for a long time, such as wine and fruit wine, but white wine can be kept for a long time. However, this ancient wine has been buried underground for more than 500 years, and whether it can be drunk is not a problem. They are already cultural relics, and they will be cultural relics after drinking.